Myxomatosis. The effect of age upon survival of wild and domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) with a degree of genetic resistance and unselected domestic rabbits infected with myxoma virus.
The response of wild and domestic rabbits with a degree of genetic resistance to myxomatosis has been shown to be markedly affected by the age at which they were infected with a virulent strain of the virus. The response, in terms of mean survival time and percentage survival, fell with increasing age from 10 to 30 weeks with little change thereafter.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009233:Myxoma virus; D009234:Myxomatosis, Infectious / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D011817:Rabbits