You can use our software yourself or with a fellow breeder, but its also suitable for any guinea pig association or breeding organization that wants to manage and preserve a breed. Breeding, semen, males, individual records, growing, feed management, financial, medical. The timing of the first litter for the female is critical in breeding guinea pigs. The true responsible breeder or good breeder has a tall order to fill. Rex guinea pig information, facts and hd pictures, all details. How to breed guinea pigs guinea pig education, care.
I have 2 boars that will be 2 years old by the time the females are ready to breed. Despite their common name, guinea pigs are not native to guinea, nor are they closely biologically related to pigs, and the origin of the name is still unclear. Apr 21, 2011 hey my name is laura im new to guinea pig forum. The pigchamp program is used in 48 different countries around the world and available in 10 languages. Erratum to felasa recommendations for the health monitoring. Im also getting a male boar currently 3 weeks and will be 3 months when the females are ready to breed. As of two months ago, i adopted a guinea pig for free off of craigslist. Breeders of guinea pigs choose the zooeasy software to simplify and speed up their administration. The global pedigree project online rabbit pedigree. Decisionmaking tools with fast, easy data entry, and flexible yet powerful reporting. With our software easy to make a pedigree for your guinea pigs. Find specific details on this topic and related topics from the msd vet manual. It is my first g pig so its a brand new chapter in animal husbandry. Non breeding guinea pigs will live long, happy lives if cared for properly they certainly dont need to be mated.
The new easy to use pedigree system designed to make managing your breeding livestock easier. In fact if a predator came the mother would just bolt and leave her babies to trail on behind. Felasa recommendations for the health monitoring of mouse. Guinea pig adoption is a wonderful way to provide a guinea pig a second chance and caring environment. If the frequency of a gene such as alpha 9 acetylcholine receptor or a genes causing the morphological. Breeding guinea pigs comes with some significant risks including high mortality rate for pregnant animals. When it comes to parenting guinea pigs arent the best at it. The new easy to use system designed to make managing your breeding livestock easier. Suggested guidelines for boar usage based on breeding program a.
Males also spend a lot of time sniffing other guinea pigs butts. Guinea pig breeding free guinea pig breeding software. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Most pets arrive at shelters because the owner had to move, could no longer afford the pet, had a death in the family, or simply gave up the responsibly of being a care taker for a guinea pig. Guinea pig adoption can be an enriching experience, and is a big decision. Learn about the veterinary topic of routine health care of guinea pigs. The below is a guide only for guinea pig owners in australia.
It should be noted that the images below are not pure bred guinea pig images. Breeding guinea pigs for the first time i respect peoples choice to breed their animals but please think about it twice first. Our online rabbit pedigree program allows breeders the flexibilty to access their rabbitry data from any computer with an internet connection and standard browser. But i have read on here that the mortality rate for pregnant gps is somewhere on the order of 2025%. Pig farm design basis the pig farm that has annual production of 1,000 fattened pigs, needs 2 male breeding pigs, 83 female breeding pigs, 100 sucking pigs, 1,000 weaned pigs and 370 grown pigs. Guinea pig gestation is approximately 60 to 70 days, with litter sizes averaging two to five young. Ive discovered its pretty helpful to be able to count the days of your rabbits gestation. Whatever their reasons are, there is a basic guide to follow so that even new guinea pig breeders can have a safe and successful breeding for their guinea pigs. Swiss teddy guinea pig, pedigree guinea pig, being stroked. It is believed that the rex guinea pig originated from south america between 1200ad and 1532ad a time once the indigenous people of south america were conducting selective breeding of pigs for food.
I have 3 males, one of which lives next to but separate from the other two due to dominance fightingmounting. Breeding facility cages will vary with the breeding system in use. The first sheet, feed settings is where you enter details of the. Learn about the veterinary topic of breeding management in pigs. She should not be too young most authorities recommend a minimum age of 3 months but she also mustnt be too old. An odd quirk of guinea pig biology is that the ligaments joining together the. The current stage and future prospects of guinea pig production under smallholder conditions in west africa. Guinea pig breeding free guinea pig breeding software download. Simply enter the species and breed to customise it to any animal of your choice. Guinea pigs require about 2550mg of vitamin c daily, which can be obtained through fresh, raw fruits and vegetables or through supplements fed to domestic animals. Chromosoft is software for breed clubs and breeders, a studbook for breeding dogs, horses, cats, rabbits, donkeys, cattle, pigs, for animal husbandry in general. Kintraks is an animal record system which is useful for any breeder or animal enthusiast. The current stage and future prospects of guinea pig.
Diplomate, american college of laboratory animal medicine. Laboratory animal cages and equipments orchid scientific. Peruvian guinea pig information, and hd pictures, photos all. Think of relationship and inbreeding percentages, birth details color and breed. Providing management assistance for rabbit and cavy breeders. Polypropylene and polycarbonate mice cages, rat cages, rabbit cages, guinea pig cages, racks or trolleys for holding lab animal cages, metabolic cages etc. If you do decide to breed guinea pigs then its critical that you select a female of a certain age. With zooeasy its easy to register all information about all guinea pig breeds of your association. Keeps track of all recognized breeds and other popular breeds such as coronet satin, alpaca and others. Mar 14, 2018 it is believed that the rex guinea pig originated from south america between 1200ad and 1532ad a time once the indigenous people of south america were conducting selective breeding of pigs for food. Erratum to felasa recommendations for the health monitoring of mouse, rat, hamster, guinea pig and rabbit colonies in breeding and experimental units laboratory animals 2014 49.
The american guinea hog is a true american breed, developed as a landrace in the southeastern united states. For example the white crested, silkie, satin or the american. With this in mind, it is absolutely vital that if you intend to breed your guinea pigs, or you suspect one of your sows is pregnant, you know as much as possible about what to do during the pregnancy as well as the birth, in order to help increase your sows chances of survival. There is a very small chance that the male is sterile but is unlikely.
Erratum to felasa recommendations for the health monitoring of mouse, rat, hamster, guinea pig and rabbit colonies in breeding and experimental units show all authors first published september 2, 2014 correction find in pubmed. I would be thinking about taking this one to the female. Chromosoft is software, a breeding program, software for breeding officers, breeding associations, breed clubs, and ambitious breeders to support their daily work. Although they are not weaned until 14 to 28 days after birth. Routine health care of guinea pigs merck veterinary manual. Plan international, po box 25326, messa, yaounde, republic of cameroon, west africa. If sows are weaned in groups, a boartosow ratio of 1. How to get access to an online database for every guinea pig. Zooeasy is the ideal online registration program for every guinea pig breeder, association and studbook. Experienced and established breeders can be priceless mentors and should be consulted for advice and assistance with newer breeding programs. Estimating the monthly costs of owning a pet is just as important as making sure you have the time and motivation to feed the guinea pig when necessary, and provide a safe. Nov 05, 2019 what camera editing software do you use. The pig calculator is a microsoft excel workbook, consisting of five spreadsheets which together allow you to record and track the costs of breeding, raising, slaughtering and butchering pigs.
The guinea pig or cavy belongs to the rabbit family and is a native of south america. The litter size ranges from 1 to 8 pups, but a litter of 2 to 4 is more common. With the export of guinea pigs to europe in the 15th century, the goal in breeding shifted to focus on the development of appealing pets. The three methods of breeding are pen mating boar run with females, hand mating supervised natural mating, and artificial insemination ai. Cavy calculator guinea pig cavia teddy guinea pig, pedigree guinea pig. Photo by maskarade purchasing a guinea pig cage in a pet shop is unfortunately a good way to ensure that it is in fact too small for your pets needs. Nonbreeding guinea pigs will live long, happy lives if cared for properly they certainly dont need to be mated.
All you need to know about breeding texel guinea pig. Users range from small family farms to large production systems and integrators. Introductory course for commercial breeders of guinea pigs, hamsters. First of all, let me say i am not a breeder and have no intention of breeding any guinea pigs and i know what the stance is on this forum about breeding guinea pigs. It allows to keep all breeders information in one place.
Pigchamp is the leading swine software for data collection, management and interpretation making it the most powerful source of swine knowledge globally. Some guinea pigs take a lot of grooming by their owners, some take little grooming. I hear the best age for breeding a female is 56 months. Guinea pigs often learn to enjoy these tablets, eating them from their owners hands. If there are negative genes then they would be far more likely to be expressed. Breeding and reproduction of guinea pigs all other pets. Breeding guinea pigs zooeasy pedigree software for.
They wont try and aggressively defend their young and the father guinea pig doesnt get involved with the young pups at all. Introductory course for commercial breeders of guinea pigs. Whatever pet you adopt will demand certain lifestyle changes, and a financial commitment. Guinea pig breeders software free download guinea pig.
Can be used for all types of animals, including rabbits, cavies, chinchillas,rats, birds, mice, etc. Find out how long the guinea pig heat cycle is and discover their gestation length. Guinea pigs also called cavies are rodents belonging to the family caviidae and the. Cartoon pig game is a free cartoon game for kids including many interesting cartoon pig model. Porcitec is a swine management software that will help you optimize the performance of your farm and increase your productivity. Register all your data and improve breeding results. Zooeasy is not just available to individual breeders but also for two or more cooperating breeders, associations, clubs and organizations that keep information about guinea pig breeding. All in 1 pig calculator the accidental smallholder. Early andean varieties were primarily kept as agricultural stock for food, and efforts at improving the guinea pig as a food source continue to the modern era.
You will see the best cartoon pig images with this free cartoon pig game. Guinea pig owners have different reasons why they want to breed their guinea pigs. Use a variety of storage options and functions to enhance. Genetics, health, and breeding records aid educated decisions about breeding programs and not choices based on whims, which opens the door to all sorts of problems. Setronica challenge to create backend for guinea pig breeders database.
Pen mating is generally found on smaller operations and works best in a pen of pigs in various stages of the estrous cycle. Edit steps edit preparing to breed standard guinea pigs. Excellent record keeping is a cornerstone in a breeding program. In fact, after taking into consideration the risks faced by a pregnant guinea pig, even in the hands of someone with experience, nonbreeding girls will likely live longer due to the reduced risk imposed on them throughout their. Free pedigree program for every animal breeder freeware mac windows linux generic suits any species dog cat cavy hamster rabbit guinea pig rat mouse kin traks.
They are easy to mate, easy to rear and youll be as happy as a pig in mud watching the new squeakers growing and developing. Designed by breeders, the system includes 5 generation pedigree sheets, detailed livestock records, genetics, diary, awards history, litter statitics and much more. Use a variety of storage options and functions to enhance and simplify your animal breeding and record keeping. Breeding master tracks animals, owners and breeders, tracks information about shows, it keeps health parameters, vaccination dates, images and much more. Designed by breeders, the system includes 5 generation pedigree sheets, detailed livestock records, diary, awards history, litter statitics and much more. Just be sure you can find good homes for the resultant babies. Bin type or floor pens are used for harem breeding. Breeding after 8 months of age can be fatal for a guinea pig. Our laboratory animal cages and equipments are being used in leading research laboratories and animal houses worldwide. Zooeasy software is the easiest way to keep track of all information about your guinea pigs.
The calculator is produced and supported by tas member pete jesper. Introductory course for commercial dealers of guinea pigs. At guinea pigs australia we believe all guinea pigs are unique therefore we depict the main characteristics of the breeds such as colour, type and coat variance. How to breed standard guinea pigs with pictures wikihow. Guinea pig sows are at risk of pregnancy complications because the babies are born large and ready to run. If you own standard guinea pigs, which are also called cavies, you may want to breed them as pets or sell them to other guinea pig enthusiasts.
In size, shape and texture of fur they resemble a squirrel or rabbit. Hearing differences in hartley guinea pig stocks from two. Why breeding guinea pigs is not a good idea, as well as some responses to the traditional arguments for breeding and showing guinea pigs, including a rescuers definition of a responsible breeder. Sep 17, 2018 the most important part of swine production is in knowing the correct way to feed pigs. Felasa recommendations for the health monitoring of mouse, rat, hamster, guinea pig and rabbit colonies in breeding and experimental units felasa working group on revision of guidelines for health monitoring of rodents and rabbits, m mahler convenor, m berard, r feinstein, a gallagher, b illgenwilcke, k pritchettcorning, and m raspa. Free trial software application for guinea pig test cross answer. Kintraks the pedigree program for every animal breeder. If you want to breed your guinea pig once because you want to be a grandma or want to keep them all then its somewhat understandable. When using natural service, a boartosow ratio of 1. The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig cavia porcellus, also known as cavy or domestic cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family caviidae and the genus cavia.
Global overview m nuwanyakpa, s d lukefahr, d gudahl and j d ngoupayou. It allows to build pedigrees and store pictures of anything. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 834k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Breeding master is a simple, cute and powerful breeding software.
This game shows rotating cartoon pig around an ellipse on a 3d space with a mirror on the floor. The furry creatures have been used in experiments for centuries, hence the dismay this week that a. Guinea pig breeds there are several breeds of guinea pigs, some with short hair some with long, some have curly hair and others with colics all over their bodies. That means, with our rabbit pedigree software, you can manage your herd on windows, mac, and linux. One to three weeks of age for male guinea pigs, if when they start breeding. Breeding guinea pigs guinea pig education, care, rescue. Breeding is guinea pig pregnancy really that dangerous.
I own four dogs,one cat, two birds, two chinchillas, a dwarf hamsterrip pixel girl, and the guinea pig. Rex guinea pigs are available in different colors as a result of process of reproduction and combining of breeds. When a guinea pig is about to give birth, any male guinea pigs near her will gather around and try to become the dominant male in order to both protect the female. In fact, after taking into consideration the risks faced by a pregnant guinea pig, even in the hands of someone with experience, non breeding girls will likely live longer due to the reduced risk imposed on them throughout their. About kintraks kintraks is an animal record system which is useful for any breeder or animal enthusiast. Breeding and reproduction of guinea pigs all other pets merck. Breeding males produce a strong musk that smells much like beeswax. The safest, easiest, and least expensive way to prevent breeding is to house male and female guinea pigs separately. A basic guide to guinea pig breeding coops and cages. Mar 09, 2018 peruvian guinea pig are now extremely popular pets. It is now believed to have strong ties to the extinct essex pig from britain. Pigs will consume enormous amounts of food quickly. Four weeks of age for a female guinea pig is when they can get pregnant from being near a male guinea pig who mates with them.
Polypropylene and polycarbonate mice cages, rat cages, rabbit cages, guinea pig cages, racks or trolleys for. That guinea pigs have become shorthand for an experimental subject is no coincidence. Breeding management in pigs merck veterinary manual. Our online database gives you more insight into your guinea pigs. Breeding database for guinea pigs cavies cavia aperea f. If there are no negative recessive genes then the babies would be just fine.
Find specific details on this topic and related topics from the merck vet manual. Think of relationship and inbreeding percentages, birth. Aug 24, 2019 hi, i have been asked by the owner of a female guinea pig if i would consider letting my male mate with her. For pet owners who want to sell the baby guinea pigs, they must be always prepared for. Links to pubmed are also available for selected references.
Posted on september 21, 2017 november 11, 2019 by jordan walker. American guinea hogs pedigree analysis and breeding. Some pet owners want to sell the guinea pig babies for their profits. Why they are called guinea pigs, no one seems to know, unless their shape suggests a small pig and the name guinea is a corruption of guiana, a country in south america. It doesnt matter if you breed with or without official pedigrees. American guinea hogs pedigree analysis and breeding recommendations. Aug 25, 2019 one to three weeks of age for male guinea pigs, if when they start breeding.