Nutritional muscular dystrophy and neonatal mortality in a rabbit breeding colony

Ringler, D.H.; Abrams, G.D.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 157(11): 1928-1934

1970


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488
PMID: 5530387
Document Number: 22482
The neonatal mortality in a commercial rabbit breeding colony reached 90% (1, 000 deaths) over a 4-month period, and breeding does became infertile. Acute degeneration and inflammatory changes were observed P.M. in skeletal muscle. Analysis of the ration revealed a low vitamin E and high vitamin D content.

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