Cavia


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Noun1.Cavia - type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigsCavia - type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
Caviidae, family Caviidae - a family of Hystricomorpha
cavy - short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
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Occasionally a deer, or a Guanaco (wild Llama) may be seen; but the Agouti (Cavia Patagonica) is the commonest quadruped.
En cuanto a los datos cualitativos, en todas las especies analizadas la medula esta presente; en la mayoria de las especies analizadas la parte proximal del pelo presenta un patron medular multiseriado (Lagidium viscacia) y uniseriado literoides (Rattus rattus, Cavia porcellus y C.
Cavia porcellus use has several advantages in our country, such as ease of access and work, reduced study time, and importance of the species as a food animal.
Medicion del pH intramuscular del cuy (Cavia porcellus) durante las primeras 24 horas post beneficio tradicional.
Para as especies Akodon azarae (Fischer, 1829), Cavia magna (Ximenez, 1980), Calomys laucha (Fischer, 1814), Lundomys molitor (Winge, 1887), Necromys lasiurus (Lund, 1841), Oligoryzomys nigripes (Olfers, 1818), Reithrodon tipicus (Waterhouse, 1837) e Sooretamys angouya (Fischer, 1814) foram obtidas duas amostras cada.