Rabbit mortality survey.
In a survey of mortality in 2224 rabbits of up to 12 weeks of age, drawn from 10 production units, neonatal mortality was important with 111 stillbirths and 175 deaths in the 1st week of life out of a total of 457 deaths in the whole survey. There was a low overall incidence of death from respiratory and enteric disease during the period of study.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D004751:Enteritis / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011817:Rabbits