Veterinary Care of Farm Rabbits: A Complete Practice Guide to Rabbit Medicine and Production
by João Simões , José M. Monteiro
May 2024
Veterinary Care of Farm Rabbits: A Complete Practice Guide to Rabbit Medicine and Production pdf
This holistic guide brings rabbit production science and medicine together. It considers the full spectrum of commercial rabbit husbandry, including intensive, semi-intensive, and organic systems for meat, fur and leather. Drawn from an international authorship, the book addresses practical and fundamental topics. In comprehensive sections, readers will find easy-to-read chapters on:
- rabbit breeds, anatomy essentials and lagomorph physiology
- rabbit production with details on animal facilities and farm design, international trading, rabbit meat processing and biosafety, including a vivid appendix on meat inspection
- rabbit herd and health management, considering latest findings in welfare and behavior, preventive medicine, antimicrobial resistance and demedication to necropsy and specimen collection
- significant rabbit diseases, covering encephalitozoonosis cuniculi, rabbit enteropathies, and many more
- complete veterinary treatment, supplemented by reference ranges and interpretation of hematological and biochemical values
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