Rabbit-Oryctolagus cunniculus

Origin-from European wild rabbit

New Zealand white is most common used in research and meat production

American dutch is 2nd in importance

can produce large amounts of polyclonal antibodies

●Body temp 101.3-104

●Heart rate 130-325/min

●Respiratory rate 30-60/min

●Life span 5-6 years

●Chin glands

●Have Harderian gland

●Each eye has 190 degree field of vision

●2 pairs of upper incisors

●Cannot vomit

●Sacculus rotundus and veriform process make up 50% of total lymphoid tissue

●Inguinal pouches

●2 types of feces

Induced ovulator

Gestation 29-35 days

Litter size 4-10

Wean 4-6 weeks

Mature male 6-10 mo

Mature female 4-9 mo

●Resistant to atropine

●Easily stressed

●malocclusion 

gistasis

Hairballs

●Sore hocks

●Splay leg

●Moist dermatitis

●Heat prostration

●Pregnancy toxemia

●Abscesses

●Uterine adenocarcinoma

●Pasteurellosis-”Snuffles”- agent Pasteurella multocida

●Tularemia – agent Francisella tularensis

●Rabbit Syphillis - agent Treponema paraluis cunniculi

●Tyzzer’s – agent Clostridium

●Pseudomonas

●Ear Mite

●Fur mite

●Protozoa

●Encephalitozoon cunniculi

●Eimeria

●Dermatophytosis

●Cuterebra