4. Husbandry and Reproduction

Question 1

Rabbits must be provided with cooling outside when atmospheric temperatures exceed what?

Answer 1

90 deg F

Question 2

Shelter should be provided when rabbits are housed outside when temperature falls below what?

Answer 2

40 deg F

Question 3

Nestboxes are necessary for each primary enclosure housing a female with a litter how old?

Answer 3

Less than one month old

Question 4

All rabbit food receptacles should be cleaned at least how often?

Answer 4

At least once every two weeks.

Question 5

The AWA says rabbit 1* enclosures must be cleaned how often?

Answer 5

Once monthly

Question 6

The Guide says rabbit 1* enclosures must be cleaned how often?

Answer 6

Biweekly

Question 7

For directly bedded animals, how often must bedding be changed?

Answer 7

Once weekly

Question 8

The AWA says ancillary equipment must be sanitized how often?

Answer 8

Biweekly

Question 9

The Guide says ancillary equipment must be sanitized how often?

Answer 9

Weekly

Question 10

Describe female rabbit anatomy

Answer 10

Bicornate duplex uterus

Question 11

Rabbit testis position

Answer 11

Anterior to penis

Question 12

Do male rabbits have mammae?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

Sexual maturity of rabbits occurs when?

Answer 13

4-8 months of age

Question 14

Should you take the doe to the buck or vice versa?

Answer 14

Take doe to buck

Question 15

Breeding behavior of bucks

Answer 15

Urination/spraying
Chasing
Tail flagging
Stiff legged walking
Fall backward after copulation, vocalize
Circling around cage

Question 16

Doe breeding behavior

Answer 16

Territorial

Aggressive after copulation

Question 17

Gestation

Answer 17

29-35 days

Question 18

Weaning age of kits

Answer 18

4-5 weeks

Question 19

Most common tumor in rabbits >5years

Answer 19

Uterine adenocarcinoma

Question 20

Common cause of pyometra

Answer 20

Pasteurella multocida

Question 21

Most common cause of mastitis

Answer 21

Staph

Question 22

Which animals are susceptible to ketosis?

Answer 22

Overweight does in late gestation

Question 23

Describe endometrial venous aneurysm

Answer 23

Bleeding from aneurysms into uterus lumen. Can cause hematuria and cylindrical blood clots in urine

Question 24

Rabbit syphilis etiology

Answer 24

Treponema cuniculi

Question 25

C/S of rabbit syphilis

Answer 25

Lesions over genitals, lips, eyelids

Question 26

Tx of rabbit syphilis

Answer 26

Penicillin