Rabbit Flashcards
What is the rabbit scientific name?
Oryctolagus cuniculus
What order are rabbits in?
Lagomorpha
Hares are in what genus?
Lepus
Cottontails are in what genus?
Sylvilagus
Can different orders of rabbits interbreed?
No
Dutch belted/banded rabbits have what color coat?
white coat with a black or brown belt around the abdomen, and dark eyes
What is the harlequin color coat?
Broken, white base coat with any pattern of other color
American Rabbit Breeders Association recognizes how many breeds?
50
What are the most popular rabbit breeds?
New Zealand White (NZW), American Dutch, Californian, Flemish Giant
What is the most popular rabbit breed for research?
New Zealand White
Which rabbit breeds are used for meat?
NZW, Flemish Giant, Californian, American Checkered Giant
What is the average weight of NZW rabbits?
6.6-11+lb
What is the average weight of American Dutch rabbits?
2-4 lb
How can you tell the difference between a NZW and a Californian?
Californians have dark ears, nose and feet
What is the average size of the Flemish Giant?
14.3-19.8lb
What are some pet and show breeds of rabbits?
American chinchilla, satin, rex, silver martin, american checkered giant, polish, lop
What is the average size of the Californian?
13 lb
What kind of antibodies do rabbits produce?
Polyclonal antibodies
What is an adult male rabbit called?
Buck
What is an adult female rabbit called?
Doe
What is the average birthweight of a rabbit kit?
30-90 g
When do male rabbits reach sexual maturity?
22-52 weeks
When do female rabbits reach sexual maturity?
22-52 weeks
What is the breeding life of the male and female rabbit?
Male: 5-6 years months
Female: 2-3 years
What kind of estrus cycle do female rabbits go through?
Induced ovulator
What is the rabbit litter size?
4-12
What is the rabbit gestation length?
29-35 days
How much of the body weight is the skeleton of the rabbit?
7-8%
Which vertebrae can rabbits fracture?
Lumbar
What do rabbits commonly do when in pain?
Grind teeth
Where are peg teeth in rabbits?
Directly behind the incisors with unknown
What are the 2 lymphoid organs associated with the rabbit GI system? How much of the total lymphoid tissue do they contain?
Sacculus rotundus, appendix/veriform process
50% of lymphoid tissue
Esophagus has how many striated muscle layers?
3
What are the 2 types of feces of rabbits?
Firm, dry daytime pellets and soft moist nighttime pellets called cecotrophs
What do cecotrophs contain?
high water content, nitrogen, electrolytes and B vitamins, Volatile Fatty Acids
Healthy rabbits never have:
an empty stomach
Trichobezoars are an indicator of what?
Intestinal motility problems
Each rabbit eye has how many degrees of vision?
190
What is the primary means of temperature regulation in rabbits?
Ears
The right AV valve of rabbits is:
Bicuspid, tricuspid in other animals
Towel wrapping a rabbit for a long time can result in:
Heatstroke
Rabbits are prone to what during intubation?
Laryngospasm
What are the visual genital differences between male and female rabbits?
Females have a slit-like opening, males have a rounded urethral opening
How do rabbit kits get their immunity?
The placenta
When do rabbit kits wean?
4-6 weeks
What is the rabbit chromosome number?
44
What kind of uterus does female rabbits have?
Duplex uterus, each uterine horn has its own cervix
Do male rabbits have nipples?
No
What is giving birth to rabbit kits called?
Kindling
Breeding colonies of rabbits consist of:
1 buck to 10-20 does
Ovulation occurs approximately when after mating in rabbits?
10 hours
What is the predominant leukocyte in rabbits?
Lymphocyte