The establishment of a breeding nucleus of category 4 Dutch rabbits.
A method is described for establishing a breeding nucleus of Category 4 Dutch rabbits. The problems of hand-rearing, causes of mortality and the failure of the does to lactate normally are discussed.
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D005260:Female; D005856:Germ-Free Life; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011817:Rabbits / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000662:veterinary