Dunkin Hartley Guinea Pig

**Semantic type:** Mammal

**Definition:** Albino outbred guinea pig belonging to the English (short-haired) breed. The Dunkin Hartley guinea pig is a crepuscular mammalian herbivore that is tailless with short legs and a large head. The Dunkin Hartley guinea pig has a white coat color (acromelanic albino) and red eyes and requires a nutritional source of vitamin C to sustain normal function. This guinea pig breed is used as an animal model for studying human diseases and toxins harmful to man, as well as the development of serums and vaccines.

**Synonyms:** - DUNKIN-HARTLEY - Dunkin-Hartley