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Rabbits Flashcards

1
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Give the order and family to which rabbits belong

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Lagomorph, Leporidae

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2
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To what genus to hares belong?

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Lepus

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3
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What is the genus and species name for domesticated rabbit?

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Oryctolagus cuniculus

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4
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Where is the sacculus rotundus located?

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ileocecal junction

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5
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What is the functional attribute of the vermiform appendix and GALT in general

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maturation of IgM+ B cells

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6
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Which immunoglobulin are rabbits lacking compared to most other species

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IgD

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7
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The watanabe heritable hyperlipidemia rabbit is deficient in which cholesterol receptors?

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LDL

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8
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Where are the “peg” teeth located and what function do they serve

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directly caudal to the maxillary incisors. used to bite and sheer

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9
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how many canine teeth do rabbits have?

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0

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10
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Give some other common names used to describe cecotrophs?

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soft pellets, night feces

consumed directly form anus, rich in Vit B etc, nutritional benefit

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11
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What causes rabbit urine to be cloudy ?

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high levels of ammonium magnesium phosphate and calcium carbonate precipitates

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12
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Describe the anatomic difference in urethral orifice of male and female rabbits

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Buck- round

Doe- slit-like

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13
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T or F. The doe has a bicornuate uterus with a common cervix?

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F. The uterus is bicornuate with two separate cervices

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14
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T or F. The doe has a hemochorial placenta

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T

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15
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What is a pseudoeosinophil or heterophil in a rabbit

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Normal neutrophil in a rabbit, it has characteristic red granules so it looks like an eosinophil.

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16
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What is typical life span of a rabbit?

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5-7 years

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17
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Typical breeding age, puberty, for a rabbit is?

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5-7months of age

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18
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Does are induced ovulaters with ovulation occurring approximately how many hours post copulation?

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10-13hr

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19
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What is the typical gestation period of the rabbit?

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30-32day (1 month)

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20
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Pseudopregnancy is common in rabbits. T or F

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T. Ovulation may be included by many different things and a retained corpus luteum will maintain progesterone levels for 15-17 days, giving the appearance of pregnancy

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21
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What is the common term for parturition in rabbits?

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kindling

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22
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What is the AWA requirement for space(floor and height)to house a rabbit that 2-4kg?

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3.0sqft of floor space and 14inches height

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23
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What are common methods to control pasteurellosis in rabbitries?

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  • test and cull
  • c-section rederivation
  • enrofloxacin treatment
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24
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What is the etiologic agent of Tyzzers disease in rabbits?

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Clostridium piliforme

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25
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Serologic screening can be used for definitive diagnosis of C. piliforme. T or F

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F. Not sufficient for definitive diagnosis but a useful screening tool to keep potential carriers or infected animals out of colony

26
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What is the etiologic agent for the disease known as iota enterotoxemia

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Clostridium spiroforme (helically coiled clostridium)

27
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What is the “gold standard” test for diagnosis of C. difficile?

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cytotoxin assay for C difficile toxin B

28
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What protein does the eae gene of EPEC encode? It is involved with the induction, attaching and effacing lesions in the intestine.

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intimin

29
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What is the cause of rabbit syphilis (vent disease, cuniculosis)

A

Treponema paraluiscuniculi

30
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What are the clinical signs associated with Treponema paraluiscuniculi?

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Erythematous macules/papules, erosions, crusts or ulcers on the vulva or prepuce (or anus, face, mouth nose)

31
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To what viral family does the etiologic agent of myxomatosis belong?

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Poxviridae, leporipoxvirus

32
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What are the typical lesions present with myxomatosis?

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edema around the face and genitals, mucinous skin lesions and tumors

33
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How is myxoma virus transmitted?

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arthropod vectors (fleas mosquitos) and directly

34
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How is myxoma virus diagnosed

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PCR, serology, culture of virus from affected tissues

35
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What other antigentically related (to myxoma virus) leporipoxvirus caused fibromatosis in rabbits

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Rabbit (Shope) fibroma virus

36
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T or F. Rotavirus (a member of the reovirus family) is common in domestic rabbits.

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T. Should be include on diff dx of diarrhea in rabbits

37
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To what genus does the etiologic agent of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease belong

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Genus- Lagovirus
Calicivirus
Rabbit Hemorraghic fever virus

38
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What is the common pathology and cause of death associated with Rabbit Hemorrhagic Fever?

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Periportal hepatic necrosis

Generally die of DIC (usually sudden death without clinical signs, but could see anorexia, depression, epistaxis

39
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What is the etiologic agent of hepatic coccidiosis in rabbits

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Eimeria stiedae

40
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What are common clinical signs of infection with eimeria stiedae in rabbits

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hepatomegaly

grossly- liver is enlarged with multifocal yellow/white lesions of varying size

41
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How can Eimeria stiedea be diagnosed in live rabbit

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fecal exam (float or concentration)

42
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T or F. Encephalitazoon cuniculi infection can include signs of renal failure as well as motor paralysis.

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T. Though the disease is usually latent, but can show signs of motor paralysis, convulsions, tremors, torticolis, coma and kidney failure

43
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What is the common route of transmission of encephalitazoon cuniculi?

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horizontal by direct contact or environmental contamination (ingestion of infected urine)

44
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Typical pathologic lesions of E. cuniculi include:

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granulomatous encephalitis, multiple white pinpoint lesions on the kidneys, organisms floating free in the tubules of the kidneys

45
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T or F. E. cuniculi is really detectable in tissues using H and E stain

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F. It does not stain well with H and E. Better to use Giemsa, Gram or Goodpastures

46
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Give the genus and species name of the rabbit pinworm

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Passalurus ambiguus

47
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Name 2 media that would be suitable for culturing Microsporum canis from crusting skin lesions on a rabbit

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Sabouraud dextrose or DTM (dermatophyte test media)

48
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What cells are targeted by the funds Pneumoncystis oryctolagi

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The organisms attach to Type 1 epithelial alveolar cells

49
Q

Trichobezoar has been reported as an incidental finding at necropsy in what percentage of rabbits

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21%

50
Q

What is the most frequent site of traumatic veterbral fracture in a rabbit, most commonly induced by struggling during restraint.

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7th Lumbar vertebrae (L7), caudal articular processes

51
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What rabbit strain was used to sequence and publish the entire rabbit genome in 2004?

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Thorbecke (partially inbred, obtained from Covance)

52
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What are 2 possible causes of hydrocephalous in a rabbit?

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  • inherited (single autosomal recessive gene hy/hy

- hypovitaminosis A in pregnant does

53
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Name the species of rabbit and type of inheritance for buphthalmia.

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Common in NZW, autosomal recessive with incomplete penetrance. bu/bu newborns usually have normal intraocular pressures at birth by demonstrate elevated IOP at 1-3months. Disease accompanied by many physiological and structural changes (corneal edema, vaculariiry, thickening of Descmets membrane, etc)

54
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T or F. The primary defect in inherited mandibular prognathism in rabbits is a shortened maxilla

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T. The maxilla is short compared to a normal length mandible. Main clinical concern is malocclusion requiring identification and constant trimming of teeth

55
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What is the most common age and leg affected in rabbits with splay leg

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kits 3-4 weeks old, right rear

56
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What enzyme/gene allows rabbits to consume diets containing belladonna compounds?

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Atropine esterase produced by the gene Est-2F. Rabbits will inactive atropine administered for therapeutic purposes.

57
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What effect does Complement 6 (C6) deficiency have on atherosclerosis in rabbits

A

protects agains diet induced atherosclerosis

58
Q

T or F. C8 alpha-gamma deficiency is always associated with dwarfism?

A

T

59
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What are the key characteristics of the Watanabe-heritable hyperlipidemic rabbit (WHHL)?

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aortic atherosclerosis by 5 months of age, xanthomas to digital joints, elevation serum cholesterol and beta-lipoprotein

60
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What is the most common tumor in aged female rabbits

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endometrial (uterine) adenocarcinoma, malignant often metastasizing to liver lungs etc

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