Laboratory Rabbit

EARLY IVF IN LABORATORY ANIMALS Rabbit

Much progress of relevance to the union of mammalian gametes in laboratory conditions has been reported during the last half century. Early in this interval, it was realized that spermatozoa must undergo the process of capacitation and that conditions for gamete union must, at least crudely, resemble those found at the normal site of fertilization, i.e., within the oviduct. Today it is possible...

Comparative evaluation of pregnancy rates in Dutch laboratory rabbit after insemination and natural breeding

A Survey on the Gastrointestinal Parasites of Rabbit and Guinea Pig in a Laboratory Animal House

There is documented evidence that infection in laboratory animals can often influence the outcome of experiments. All infections, apparent or inapparent, are likely to increase biological variability. As a research project concerning the diversity and distribution of parasites of rabbit and guinea pig in a conventional laboratory animal house, about 87 rabbits (from 700 ) and 105 guinea pigs (f...

Splay Leg in a Dutch Laboratory Rabbit Colony: Detection Methods and Effective Elimination Procedure

In rabbits, especially in some races, limb movement disorder called splay legs, are mostly unilateral or bilateral in front or hind legs at an early age. The severity ranges from mild to severe in this case. In breeding colony of albino Dutch laboratory rabbits, the splay leg disorder has been observed over the years permanently.Within the scope of this research, 1.5-2.5% of 700-750 number of c...

Laboratory production of infectious stocks of rabbit oral papillomavirus.

Several small, raised lesions from the underside of the tongue of domestic rabbits were isolated, and an extract prepared and tested for the presence of rabbit oral papillomavirus (ROPV). Two weeks after inoculation of this extract into the underside of rabbit tongues, multiple small discrete, grey-white nodules were observed that reached a maximum size of 2 mm in diameter by 5 weeks. These les...