Guinea pigs

The guinea pig is also one of the best laboratory animals. It is sensitive to various infectious diseases, so it conducted experiments related to improving the ability to diagnose and treat diseases in humans and farm animals (diphtheria, typhoid, tuberculosis, etc.).

Guinea pigs in different countries is called differently. In England - indian little rig a little Indian pig, restles cavy - restless (mobile), mumps, gvinea pig - guinea pig, domestic cavy - domestic pig. The Indians called the pig a name that for Europeans heard as cavy.

Spaniards living in America, was named this animal called the Spanish rabbit, while the other colonists continued to call his little pig. This name was brought to Europe together with the animal. Before the advent of Europeans in America were fed pig natives. All the Spanish writers of the time mention of her as a little rabbit.

Title guinea pig, probably of English origin, and there is some speculation if it appeared due to the fact that the British had more trade relations with countries on the shores of Guinea than from the countries of South America. And so used to looking at Guinea as part of India. Similarity with pig pig saw as primarily a way of preparing them for consumption by natives: they pour over the carcass boiling water to clean the fleece, as was done to remove the bristles from the pig.

In France, guinea pig is called cochon d'lnde - India Gilt - or cobaye, in Spain it cochinillo das India - Indian pig, Italy - porcella da India, or porchita da India - Indian mumps in Portugal - porguinho da India - Indian Mumps, Belgium - cochon des montagnes - Mountain mumps in the Netherlands - Indiaamsoh varken - Indian mumps, Germany - Meerschweinchen - guinea pig.