An update of rabbit diseases. Part 1: respiratory disease.
The literature relating to respiratory disease in rabbits is reviewed. Pasteurella multocida was identified in the 1920s as the most important and common cause of respiratory disease in rabbits, and today pasteurellosis remains a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in farmed rabbits. Methods of treatment and prevention are reviewed, including recent experimental work in vaccine development.
Jones
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Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.