Characteristics of Kbl:Dutch rabbits in prenatal development in comparison with Kbl:New Zealand white rabbits.
Prenatal development of Kbl:Dutch rabbits was studied in comparison with Kbl:New Zealand white rabbits. Significantly accelerated ossification of the 5th and 6th sternebrae and a low incidence of fetuses with a 13th rib were characteristic features in the prenatal development of Kbl:Dutch rabbits in comparison with Kbl:New Zealand white rabbits. These characteristics were largely consistent with earlier studies of Dutch rabbits from different suppliers and are notable when Kbl:Dutch rabbits are used for the evaluation of skeletal ossification.
Kamata
Ryo
R
Kannami Laboratory, Bozo Research Center Inc., Tagata-gun, Shizuoka, Japan.
Matsuoka
Tetsuya
T
Mizoguchi
Yasumoto
Y
Sano
Ema
E
Serizawa
Kotaro
K
Ishikura
Toshikazu
T
Asano
Yuzo
Y
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D001846:Bone Development; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D047109:Fetal Development; D008297:Male; D023421:Models, Animal; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D011817:Rabbits; D013045:Species Specificity