Rabbit Notes (09/23)

Question 0

The species Caniculus is for what common domestic species?

Answer 0

caniculus

Question 1

The genus Oryctolagus refers to what common domestic species?

Answer 1

rabbits

Question 2

Do rabbits have a long tail?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

How many toes do rabbits have on their front feet?

Answer 3

5 toes

Question 4

How many toes do rabbits have on their hind feet?

Answer 4

4 toes

Question 5

What is the bone mass in rabbits?

Answer 5

8%

Question 6

What is the bone mass in cats?

Answer 6

13%

Question 7

The low bone mass in the rabbit predisposes it to what kind of injury?

Answer 7

back injury

Question 8

I the use of anogenital sexing for rabbit reliable?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

What describes the type of inguinal canals that refer to rabbits?

Answer 9

open inguinal canals

Question 10

Which sex of the rabbit has a dewlap?

Answer 10

female

Question 11

What kind of uterus do the rabbits have?

Answer 11

duplex

Question 12

What kind of cervix do rabbits have?

Answer 12

double

Question 13

How many pairs of mammary glands are present in the rabbit?

Answer 13

4-5 pairs

Question 14

What teeth do rabbits have?

Answer 14

incisors
premolars
molars

Question 15

What is the dental formula for the rabbit?

Answer 15

2(I 2/1, C 0/0, P 3/2, M 3/3)=28

Question 16

What are the teeth just lingual to the incisors in the rabbit?

Answer 16

peg teeth

Question 17

Are all teeth of the rabbit open rooted?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

Do teeth in the rabbit have an anatomical root?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

How much per month do rabbit incisors grow?

Answer 19

1 cm

Question 20

To both males and females have scent glands?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

What kind of external glands to rabbits have?

Answer 21

scent

submandibular

Question 22

What kind of crystals are rabbits predisposed to?

Answer 22

calcium carbonate

Question 23

Is the urine of rabbits pigmented?

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

What is the pH or rabbit urine?

Answer 24

8

Question 25

What are the predominant white blood cells in rabbits?

Answer 25

lymphocytes | heterophils

Question 26

What is the basophil percent in rabbits?

Answer 26

2-7%

Question 27

Calcium in blood levels in rabbits are related to what?

Answer 27

dietary levels of Ca+

Question 28

Can rabbits regurgitate or vomit?

Answer 28

No

Question 29

Why can rabbits not regurgitate or vomit?

Answer 29

very tight cardiac sphincter

Question 30

What kind of fermentors are rabbits?

Answer 30

hindgut

Question 31

What kind of stomach do rabbits have?

Answer 31

glandular

Question 32

Is the upper GI in rabbits sterile?

Answer 32

Yes

Question 33

What word describes the cecum of the rabbit?

Answer 33

large

Question 34

The cecum in the rabbit takes of what total percent of its GI capacity?

Answer 34

40%

Question 35

What is the nature of the flora present within the cecum of rabbit?

Answer 35

anaerobic

Question 36

What is the lymphoid mass at the termination of the ileum and cecum in the rabbit?

Answer 36

sacculus rotundus

Question 37

What is the structure within the rabbit colon that helps seperate digestible particles and fiber?

Answer 37

haustrea

Question 38

What is the action of consuming mucin covered fecal balls from the anus as seen in the rabbit?

Answer 38

cecotrophy

Question 39

Is cecotrophy more effective than rumination?

Answer 39

Yes

Question 40

What are two other name for cecotrophs?

Answer 40

night feces | soft feces

Question 41

What are clumps of small, soft, moist pellets with gelatinous coats that are excreted by the rabbit?

Answer 41

cecotrophs

Question 42

In the rabbit where do carbohydrates ferment and absorb?

Answer 42

cecal wall

Question 43

What is the time of peak activity for rabbits?

Answer 43

dawn | dusk

Question 44

What is the term describing highest activity of an animal during dawn and dusk?

Answer 44

crepuscular

Question 45

The bigger the rabbit the what the lifespan?

Answer 45

shorter

Question 46

What is the ovulation nature for the rabbit?

Answer 46

induced ovulators

Question 47

By what percent does the water consumption of a female rabbit increase?

Answer 47

90% of body weight

Question 48

Young domestic rabbits are born in what condition?

Answer 48

altricial

Question 49

Wild hare offspring is born in what condition?

Answer 49

precocious

Question 50

In rabbis, when does pospartum estrus occur?

Answer 50

24 hours after birth

Question 51

How many litters can a rabbit produce per year?

Answer 51

11

Question 52

Will rabbits cannibilize their young if the nest is disturbed?

Answer 52

yes

Question 53

How often do rabbit kits nurse?

Answer 53

once daily

Question 54

At what age can rabbit kits eat solid food?

Answer 54

2 weeks

Question 55

What what age does cecatrophy occur in young rabbits?

Answer 55

3 weeks

Question 56

At what age are rabbits weaned?

Answer 56

4-6 weeks or 5-6 weeks

Question 57

What is the required protein content for rabbits?

Answer 57

14-18%

Question 58

What is the required carb content for rabbit?

Answer 58

45-50%

Question 59

What is the required fiber content for rabbits?

Answer 59

10-22%

Question 60

What is the required fiber content for growth in rabbits?

Answer 60

10-15%

Question 61

What is the required fiber content for adult rabbits?

Answer 61

10-22%

Question 62

What percent of body weight per day should be given in pellets?

Answer 62

5%

Question 63

Limited or controlled feeding in rabbits should be fed at what percent of ad lib feeding?

Answer 63

50-75%

Question 64

Rabbits are what kind of consumers?

Answer 64

herbivores

Question 65

Should grass hay be offered to rabbits at all times?

Answer 65

Yes

Question 66

To what rabbit lifestage should timothy hay be fed?

Answer 66

adult

Question 67

Alfalfa hay has what kind of Ca+ content?

Answer 67

increased

Question 68

Can rabbits be allowed to graze outside?

Answer 68

Yes

Question 69

When should fresh food be removed if not eaten?

Answer 69

4-6h

Question 70

What percent of total body weight should equal the water consumption of a rabbit?

Answer 70

10%

Question 71

How many mL per day should the rabbit be given if NOT basing off of percentiles?

Answer 71

100-120 mL/kg

Question 72

What is a semi-solid curd produced by rabbit kits' enzyme that mixes with an antimicrobial fatty acid in the milk?

Answer 72

stomach oil | milk oil

Question 73

Can rabbits be housed both indoors and outdoors?

Answer 73

Yes

Question 74

Adequate cage ventilation must be provided to the rabbit to prevent the buildup of what?

Answer 74

ammonia

Question 75

What is the light cycle for rabbits?

Answer 75

12/12

Question 76

How often should rabbit cages be changed?

Answer 76

1x/wk

Question 77

What kind of cleaner should be used to remove urine scald in rabbit cages?

Answer 77

acidic

Question 78

What is the action called when a rabbit becomes immobile when placed in dorsal recumbency?

Answer 78

freezing

Question 79

Rabbit weight should be obtained in pounds, kilograms, or either one?

Answer 79

either one

Question 80

Do rabbits always have a menace response?

Answer 80

No

Question 81

A syringe with what kind of anicoagulant should be used for blood collection in rabbits?

Answer 81

heparin

Question 82

Do rabbits have an increased platelet count?

Answer 82

yes

Question 83

How long must an ear artery be held off post venipuncture in rabbits?

Answer 83

3-5 min

Question 84

Where can blood be collected in a rabbit?

Answer 84

lateral ear lateral saphenous jugular cephalic

Question 85

In what two ways can rabbits be cathaterized?

Answer 85

IV | IO

Question 86

IO

Answer 86

intraosseous

Question 87

IO catheterization can be performed in which bones?

Answer 87

humerus tibial crest femut

Question 88

Rabbits can be euthanized by overdose of what?

Answer 88

barbituate