Chapter 28. The Laboratory Rabbit
- Robert Hubrecht,
- James Kirkwood
Published Online: 8 FEB 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch28
Copyright © 2010 the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
Book Title
The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals, Eighth Edition
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How to Cite
Lidfors, L. and Edström, T. (2010) The Laboratory Rabbit, in The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals, Eighth Edition (eds R. Hubrecht and J. Kirkwood), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch28
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UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire AL4 8AN, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 8 FEB 2010
- Published Print: 26 MAR 2010
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ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405175234
Online ISBN: 9781444318777
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- laboratory rabbit, descending from European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus);
- Watanabe heritable hyperlipidaemic (WHHLMI) rabbits - models to study human acute coronary syndromes;
- social organisation - European wild rabbits in small, stable, territorial breeding groups;
- European wild rabbit, seasonal breeder - seasonality determined by interaction of day length, climate, nutrition;
- transportation vehicles - equipped with devices for monitoring temperature6. new type of flexible rabbit cage with pair of rabbits;
- group-housing rabbits - compatibility of individual animals and size of pens;
- environmental enrichment;
- ventilation - European guidelines, 15–20 air changes per hour;
- training/habituation for procedures
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Biological overview
Sources/supply/transport conservation status
Uses in the laboratory
Laboratory management and breeding
Laboratory procedures
Common welfare problems
Acknowledgements
References