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    Guinea pig (redirect from Cavia porcellus)
    guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (/ˈkeɪvi/ KAY-vee), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia in the family...
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    domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, a meat animal in South America and a common household pet outside of that continent. Cavia is classified in order...
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    Cavia porcellus, the domestic guinea pig or domestic cavy, which appears to be a hybrid that includes lesser genetic contributions from other Cavia species...
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    feral offshoot of the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus; others subsume it under the wild cavy, Cavia aperea. Molecular data collected show there...
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    Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. Cavia aperea has been successfully mated to the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, though many females become infertile...
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  • feral offshoot of the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, and is often treated as a synonym of C. porcellus, but Zúñiga et al. (2002), based on morphologic...
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    intermedia is higher than other Cavia species. C. amperea findings show a 23 louse parasites/host ratio and on C. porcellus there is a 29.1 parasites/host...
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    intermediate guinea pig Cavia magna - greater guinea pig Cavia porcellus - domestic guinea pig Cavia tschudii - montane guinea pig Rowe, D. L. and R. L. Honeycutt...
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    America. Family Caviidae Subfamily Caviinae: guinea pigs (cavies) Genus Cavia (at least six species), this genus is especially called "cavy." Genus Galea...
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  • The shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida) is a guinea pig species of southeastern South America. The rodent is endemic to Brazil. It is native to the Atlantic...
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    melanogaster, the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana, guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), and the mouse (Mus musculus). The use of animals in research dates...
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    pig (Cavia intermedia) Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna) Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) Montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) Galea (Yellow-toothed cavies) Southern...
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  • strawberries, bayberries, raspberries, and blackberries. The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) originated in the Andes, not Guinea, and additionally is a rodent...
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    Guinea pigs, also known as cavies (Cavia porcellus), have been domesticated since around 5000 BCE, leading to the development of a diverse array of breeds...
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    pig (Cavia intermedia) Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna) Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) Montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) Galea (Yellow-toothed cavies) Southern...
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    Rattus rattus (black rat), Rattus norvegicus (brown rat), Cavia porcellus (guinea pig), Cavia aperea (Brazilian guinea pig), Myoprocta acouchy (red acouchi)...
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    in a group of young commercially available Guinea and Skinny pigs ( Cavia porcellus )". Veterinary Ophthalmology. 23 (2): 234–244. doi:10.1111/vop.12709...
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    Melanistic guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) are rare, and are used in rituals by Andean curanderos....
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    The greater guinea pig (Cavia magna) is a species of rodent found in the coastal strip of Brazil and Uruguay, where it lives in moist grassland and marshes...
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    pig (Cavia intermedia) Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna) Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) Montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) Galea (Yellow-toothed cavies) Southern...
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    pig (Cavia intermedia) Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna) Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) Montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) Galea (Yellow-toothed cavies) Southern...
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    and horse (64) makes meiosis much more difficult) 159 Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) 64 160 Spotted skunk (Spilogale x) 64 161 Horse (Equus caballus) 64...
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    pig (Cavia intermedia) Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna) Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) Montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) Galea (Yellow-toothed cavies) Southern...
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    city. One of the area's favorite foods is the guinea pig or cavy (Cavia porcellus), called kuy or kuwi. The economy of this city is based on border trade...
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    pig (Cavia intermedia) Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna) Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) Montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) Galea (Yellow-toothed cavies) Southern...
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  • female chinchillas (Chinchilla chinchilla) and female guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). Weir worked at Cambridge University in 1968, where she completed...
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    Conservation status Domesticated Nicknames Cavy Country of origin United States Traits Lifespan 5-7 years Fur type Hairless Guinea pig Cavia porcellus...
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    Young Owl & Kersting (2005), p. 335 Noonan, Denise. "The Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus)" (PDF). ANZCCART. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-08-04....
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  • comparison between the domestic guinea pig (Cavia aperea f. porcellus) and its wild ancestor, the cavy (Cavia aperea)". Hormones and Behavior. 35 (1): 28–37...
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    pig (Cavia intermedia) Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna) Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) Montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) Galea (Yellow-toothed cavies) Southern...
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