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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877288603321

Autore

Richardson V. C. G

Titolo

Rabbits : health, husbandry, and diseases / / V.C.G. Richardson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2000

ISBN

1-281-30975-3

9786611309756

0-470-69378-9

0-470-69303-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Disciplina

636.9/322

636.932

Soggetti

Rabbits - Diseases

Rabbits - Health

Rabbits

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-173) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Rabbits; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Husbandry; 2 Nutrition; 3 The Clinical Examination; 4 The Skin; 5 The Reproductive System; 6 The Neonatal Rabbit; 7 The Urinary System; 8 The Respiratory System; 9 The Digestive System; 10 The Musculoskeletal System; 11 The Teeth; 12 The Head and Neck; 13 Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders; 14 Important Viral Diseases; 15 Behaviour; 16 Anaesthesia and Surgery; 17 Drugs and Treatments; 18 Zoonotic Aspects; References and further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Rabbits are the third most popular pet in the world and the trend to keep them indoors will make the ""house rabbit"" the pet of the next century. Rabbit owners expect and deserve the same standard of veterinary care for their rabbits as they receive for their cats and dogs. Devoted entirely to the pet rabbit, this book is a practical and concise guide to health, husbandry and diseases.   The book begins with an overview of rabbit husbandry. Nutritional requirements and clinical examination are covered in chapters 2 and 3. Subsequent chapters then take a body system approach to describ