TABLE 2.4Recommended Dry-Bulb Temperatures for Common Laboratory Animals

Dry-Bulb Temperature
AnimalºCºF
Mouse, rat, hamster, gerbil, guinea pig18-2664-79
Rabbit16-2261-72
Cat, dog, nonhuman primate18-2964-84
Farm animals and poultry16-2761-81

From: 2, Animal Environment, Housing, and Management

Cover of Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
National Research Council (US) Institute for Laboratory Animal Research.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1996.
Copyright 1996 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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