Rabbits

Question 1

Rabbit genus species

Answer 1

Oryctolagus cunniculus

Question 2

Rabbit order

Answer 2

Lagomorpha (not rodents!)

Question 3

what are the main differences between rabbits and hares

Answer 3

hares have longer ears and more powerful legs

Question 4

breed most used in research

Answer 4

new zealand white (albino, see vasculature v easily)

Question 5

use of rabbits in research

Answer 5

produce antibodies for vaccines (bc large ear veins give more blood), human male reproductive toxicology, study of bronchial asthma, stroke prevent/treat, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, cancer, atherosclerosis studies, drugs screening and testing

Question 6

how many incisors rabbits have

Answer 6

6 (2 pair upper, 1 pair lower)

Question 7

the 2nd set of upper incisors, located directly behind first set, are called

Answer 7

auxiliary incisors, PEG teeth, or wolf teeth

Question 8

why rabbits are v difficult to intubate

Answer 8

large fleshy tongue, also way anatomy is

Question 9

the vascularity of their pinna helps with

Answer 9

thermoregulation

Question 10

why rabbits, especially females, are prone to dermatitis on chin area

Answer 10

prominent dewlaps, like a double chin

Question 11

where rabbits ferment

Answer 11

hind gut fermenters, cecum

Question 12

rabbits neutrophils are called ____

what do they look like?

Answer 12

hetrophils or psedo-neutrophils; lobulated nucleus and small red cytoplasmic granules (mistaken for eosinophils)

Question 13

why we must be careful w rabbits (esp overweight rabbits) on wire cages

Answer 13

no foot pads, only hair

Question 14

what are cecotropes and where are they made in body

Answer 14

large colon helps w production, aka night feces; eaten straight from anus in evening to regain water, nitrogen, electrolytes, and B vitamins

Question 15

what kind of diet to feed to prevent trichobezoars and what are they?

Answer 15

high fiber diet (10% fiber, 15% protein), hair balls

Question 16

rabbits prefer warmer or cooler temps? what temp range and humidity range?

Answer 16

cooler, 60-70 degrees, 30-70% humidity

Question 17

high temps can cause

Answer 17

trichobezoars due to shedding

Question 18

cages should be cleaned how often and why

Answer 18

daily, keep ammonia levels low

Question 19

why we should avoid clay litter and wood shavings

Answer 19

may eat

Question 20

rabbit urine is v (alkaline or acidic), what is its pH

Answer 20

alkaline, usu. >8 pH

Question 21

what kind of crystals normal in rabbits

Answer 21

struvite and calcium carbonate

Question 22

color of rabbit urine

Answer 22

dark brown-yellow (creamy w lot of protein)

Question 23

how to sex

Answer 23

visualize penis or vulva (cannot use anogenital distance, also testicles may be retracted)

Question 24

birthing is called ___ in rabbits, when do they usually birth

Answer 24

kindling, usu morning hours

Question 25

when puberty usually occurs

Answer 25

5-6 months (dwarf species develop faster)

Question 26

when puberty usually occurs in new zealand whites

Answer 26

F= 5 months | M=6-7 months

Question 27

why we bring the doe to the buck when mating

Answer 27

females territorial during mating

Question 28

rabbits are induced ovulators and ovulate __hours after coitus

Answer 28

10hr

Question 29

rabbits have a ___ uterus

Answer 29

duplex uterus (no uterine body, 2 separate uterine horns, each opens into uterus separatley)

Question 30

how long gestation

Answer 30

29-35 days

Question 31

average litter size

Answer 31

4-12 kits

Question 32

how often young nurse

Answer 32

few minutes a day (v concentrated milk, eat 20% of body weight in a few minutes)

Question 33

what may cause pseudo pregnancy and how long it lasts

Answer 33

mounting by other does or stimulation from nearby males, lasts 15- 17 days)

Question 34

when cannibalism of young typically occurs

Answer 34

1st litter or due to stress

Question 35

does normally fight unless | males usually fight when?

Answer 35

introduces at young age | males fight during mating season (territorial)

Question 36

why rabbits thump

Answer 36

warn of danger

Question 37

list outbred stocks

Answer 37

new zealand white, california, dutch belted

Question 38

what the watanabe hyperlipedemic strain was developed for

Answer 38

heart disease/ atherosclerosis studies (suseptible to high cholesterol and plaque build up in arteries)

Question 39

what is the draize eye test

Answer 39

rabbit eyes v suseptible to irritation bc v low tear production to dillute out toxins, acute toxicity test done for safety determination

Question 40

what is atherosclerosis

Answer 40

fatty material collects along walls of arteries, thickens/hardens to form calcium deposits (plaque), may block arteries

Question 41

why we would feed high cholesterol/ high fat diets to rabbits in research

Answer 41

plaques form (artherosclerosis), also see hypertension

Question 42

what is pasteruellosis, how is it spread

Answer 42

snuffles, bacterial gram neg cocobacillus, resp disease w internal abcesses, spread via direct contact or aerosol transmission

Question 43

most common bacterial infection in rabbits

Answer 43

pasteruellosis (snuffles)

Question 44

why we shouldnt house rabbits and guinea pigs together

Answer 44

pasteruellosis (snuffles) transmissible to guinea pigs (rabbits may be carriers)

Question 45

signs of pasteruellosis (snuffles)

Answer 45

abcesses on neck and mammary glands, torticollis (head tilt), can die from bronchoneumonia

Question 46

prolonged use of antibiotics can cause what in rabbits

Answer 46

fatal diarrhea

Question 47

what is mucoid enteropathy and signs

Answer 47

usu affects young (7-10 wks), usu caused by e coli or clostridium spiroform, signs= constipation w mucous- water diarrhea, hypothermia, crouched, lethargy, rough hair coat

Question 48

what typically causes mastitis in rabbits

Answer 48

poor sanitation, usu staph infection

Question 49

what is tularemia, how transmitted

Answer 49

rabbit fever, usu of wild rabbits; transmitted by direct contact, bite wound, inhalation, ingestion, or vectors. zoonotic!

Question 50

what tularemia causes in humans

Answer 50

lymphadenopathy

Question 51

what is myxomatosis

Answer 51

virus transmitted via insect vector and direct contact, resorvoir in wild rabbits. cause conjunctivitis, fever

Question 52

what is rabbit pox and signs, and how to prevent

Answer 52

viral disease, highly contagious, high mortality, signs= fever, rash, lacrimal nasal discharge. prevent w small pox vaccine

Question 53

roundworms are what kind of parasite? | cestodes?

Answer 53

round worms= nematode | cestodes= tapeworms

Question 54

causal agent of coccidiosis, how transmitted, and 2 types of coccidiosis

Answer 54

eimeria, transmitted via fecal oral route, | 2 types= hepatic form and intestinal form

Question 55

what is baylisascaris, what does it cause in rabbits?

Answer 55

raccoon roundworm, may cause visceral larval migrans in rabbits