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An update of rabbit diseases. Part 1: Respiratory disease

Authors: Jones JM
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 36, Issue 2, pp 66-69, Jun 1988
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Laboratory animal, Rabbit, Wildlife
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Epidemiology, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Pathology, Respiratory system
Article class: Review Article

Abstract: The literature relating to respiratory disease in rabbits is reviewed. Pasteurella multocida was identified in the 1920s as the most important and common cause of respiratory disease in rabbits, and today pasteurellosis remains a significant causecof mortality and morbidity in farmed rabbits. Methods of treatment and prevention are reviewed, including recent experimental work in vaccine develalpment.

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