Radiofrequency Radiation Dosimetry Handbook - Fourth Edition

Table 10.4. Resting Metabolic Rates For Adult Laboratory Animals

Metabolic Rate



Animal (Reference)		 Average
Weight
(kg)

W

W/kg

W/kg 0.75
Rhesus monkey**
(Bourne, 1975)
 3.5 8.26 2.36 4.34
Squirrel monkey
(Rosenblum and Cooper, 1968)
 1.1 4.93 4.47 4.59
Baboon**
(Bourne, 1975)
 13.0 40.7 2.26 4.66
Dog (Benedict, 1938)
German shepherd
 32.0 44.20 1.38 3.29
Brittany spaniel
 15.9 26.20 1.65 3.29
Beagle
 13.5 23.20 1.72 3.29
Rabbit (Heilbrun, 1952) 1.0 3.57 3.57 3.57
Guinea pig**
(Altman and Dittmer, 1968)
 0.58 2.26 3.83 3.40
Rat** (Altman and Dittmer, 1968)
Small
 0.11 0.94 8.51 4.90
Medium
 0.32 2.08 6.51 4.90
Large
 0.52 3.00 5.77 4.95.
Mouse (Pennycuik, 1967)
Small
 0.015 0.15 10.00 3.50
Medium
 0.020 0.19 9.31 3.50
Large
 0.025 0.22 8.88 3.50


* W = total MR for given weight; W/kg = specific MR; W/kg0.75 = standardized MR
** MR data given as totals for 24-hr period.