Diseases of Domestic Rabbits Book

	Preface to the second edition
	Preface to the first edition
1	Introduction	1
Pt. 1	General and Zootechnical Background
2	General background	5
3	Anatomical peculiarities	10
4	Brief remarks on physiology	14
5	Feeding	16
6	Housing and hygiene	21
7	Breeding and raising	24
8	Behaviour	26
Pt. 2	Diseases and their Treatment
9	Handling for clinical examination and treatment	31
10	Examination of the living animal	33
11	Autopsy	37
12	Laboratory investigation as a diagnostic aid	42
13	Diseases of the skin	48
14	Diseases of the eye	63
15	Diseases of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems	65
16	Diseases of the digestive system	71
17	Diseases of the urogenital system	92
18	Disorders of the nervous system and related conditions	96
19	Systemic diseases	100
20	Inherited conditions and congenital deformities	109
21	Breeding problems	113
22	Administration of medication	121
23	Trauma and surgical intervention	128
24	Anaesthesia and hypnosis	131
25	Euthanasia	136
26	Zoonotic aspects	138
	Appendix: Most frequent disorders in the different types of rabbit	140
	Selected bibliography and references	142
	Index	145