Myxoma virus was introduced into the European rabbit population of Australia in 1950. Although the virus was initially highly lethal in rabbits, there was rapid selection for less virulent strains of virus and innately resistant rabbits. To investigate the basis of resistance to myxoma virus, we have compared the pathogensis of the virulent strain of myxoma virus originally released into Austra...

The Sumatran Striped Rabbit Nesolagus netscheri is a little known rabbit that occurs only in Sumatra. Located Bukit Barisan Mountains South Sumatra Province, Isau-Isau Wildlife Reserve one important habitat for N. netscheri. Eight records of were documented from between 1995 and 2022, three camera traps five interviews with local people. Interviews settlers suggest this species rarely encounter...

In this study, it was aimed to obtain 3-dimensional (3D) digital and printed models of healthy forelimb joints using micro-computed tomography (µCT) technique in New Zealand Rabbit, which is frequently preferred experimental orthopedic studies. Moreover, provide morphometric measurements on the shoulder elbow over 3D models. A total 14 adults (7 female, 7 male) Rabbits were used study. After im...

Wool length is an important trait in the rabbit wool industry. Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (WIF1), a key gene, regulates hair follicle growth and development. This study explores WIF1 gene relationship with production traits three different breeds, Rex rabbit, New Zealand Angora rabbit. The sequence was obtained from GenBank, PCR Sanger sequencing were applied to screen SNP (single nucleotide polym...

Marmots (Marmota flaviventris) are burrowing mammals that may be subjected to low levels of oxygen and high levels of carbon dioxide in their underground environment. Since marmots successfully deal with this physiological challenge, we hypothesized that the isolated perfused marmot heart would be damaged less and recover better from a bout of induced hypoxia or ischaemia than would the heart o...

A 7to 11-week-old female rabbit from a commercial rabbit farm with a history of diarrhea and sudden death was submitted alive to the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Purdue University for euthanasia and necropsy. On presentation, the rabbit was thin with reduced fat stores and muscle wasting. The rabbit weighed 2 lb 4 oz. The hair coat was rough, and fecal material was adherent to hair o...

The laboratory rabbit has been a valuable model system for human disease studies. To make the rabbit model more amendable to targeted gene knockin and stable gene over-expression, we identified a rabbit orthologue of the mouse Rosa26 locus through genomic sequence homology analysis. Real-time PCR and 5' RACE and 3' RACE experiments revealed that this locus encodes two transcript variants of a l...

Knowledge of bed bug development under varying conditions can lead to more sophisticated management techniques. Development rate, age and stage-specific life tables were compared for a laboratory strain (HS) and field strain (ECL-05) of bed bug Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) reared on two blood regimens: human or rabbit blood. Harlan and ECL-05 bed bugs reared on human blood had ...