Dental Disease in Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and Its Risk Factors—A Private Practice Study in the Metropolitan Region of Chile

T Palma-Medel, D Marcone, R Alegría-Morán - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There has been an increase in domestic rabbit ownership in the recent
years. The type of dentition of this exotic (non-traditional) animal pet, predisposes it to the …

[HTML][HTML] The amicable rabbit–interactions between pet rabbits and their caregivers based on a questionnaire survey

P Dobos, LN Kulik, P Pongrácz - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2023 - Elsevier
As the popularity of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) kept as pets is steadily growing, the
applied aspects of rabbit-human interactions draws increased attention. Factors, such as …

Conformation‐associated health in pet rabbits in the UK: A VetCompass cohort study

DG O'Neill, A Williams, DC Brodbelt… - Veterinary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Domestic rabbit breeds vary substantially from the wild rabbit body type.
However, little is known about how the conformation of pet rabbits influences their health …

Approach to managing obesity in small mammals

J Chitty - In Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Obesity is an important issue in small mammal pet species. As in other species,
it results from an imbalance between dietary calorie intake and calorie use. Knowledge of …

Body condition scores of large carnivores in 44 European zoos

C Kleinlugtenbelt, A Burkevica, M Clauss - Journal of Zoo and Aquarium …, 2023 - jzar.org
Zoo animals are often suspected to be prone to obesity, due to a combination of readily
provided food resources and reduced opportunity for physical exercise. Here, body …

Effect of increasing levels of Leucaena leucocephala seeds to grass pellets on performance of grower rabbits

VOA Ojo, OO Adelusi, OJ Idowu, OO Shittu… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2023 - Springer
The study was carried out to determine the chemical composition of composite pellets of
Megathyrsus maximus containing Leucaena leucocephala seed meal at the varying level …

Assessing Rabbit Body and Carcass Traits with Non-invasive and Non-destructive Image Techniques

SR Silva, T Donkó - Veterinary Care of Farm Rabbits: A Complete Practice …, 2024 - Springer
The possibility of measuring body or carcass composition in animals is crucial for carrying
out performance tests, carcass classification, and selection programs. The advances …

Nurse-led rabbit clinics

A Hollwarth, S Vickery - The Veterinary Nurse, 2022 - magonlinelibrary.com
Nursing clinics are an excellent time to provide information to prospective and current
owners about their pets. Rabbits are an often-overlooked pet and encouraging rabbit …

[PDF][PDF] Large carnivore husbandry in European zoos

CLM Kleinlugtenbelt - 2023 - zora.uzh.ch
While zoo carnivore life expectancy has increased, the question remains how these longer
lives are spent. Because feeding management may particularly influence carnivore …

Dental diseases in rabbits: malocclusion and their consequences

ME Berger - 2023 - huveta.hu
The teeth of rabbits grow continuously lifelong, a type of dentition that predisposes to the
development of acquired dental disease, which can be described as a multifactorial disease …