Rabbit behaviour, health and care
Rabbit behaviour, health and care [electronic resource]
Edited by M. E. Buseth, R. Saunders.
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- Wallingford UK CABI 2015
- 225pp.;
- CABI Books .
- CABI Books .
This book is an essential, thorough, very practical guide to understanding and caring for your rabbit. By following the advice in this book, both rabbit owners and veterinary health professionals report healthier and more content rabbits. Developed from the successful Norwegian text Den Store Kaninboka by the award-winning author Marit Emilie Buseth, Rabbit Behaviour, Health and Care will help you:- develop an understanding of the rabbit's nature, which will help you to spot normal and abnormal behaviour;- learn about the correct living conditions in which to keep domestic rabbits, in terms of their behavioural, physical and social needs;- acquire essential knowledge about rabbit nutrition, dentistry and disease;- discover a new and improved approach to rabbit-keeping through stories and case examples of real rabbits;- gain a rewarding owner-pet relationship.Rabbits are extremely popular pets, but misconceptions about their care and behaviour are widespread. Most illnesses or behaviour problems are a direct or indirect result of poor nutrition and care. This book helps veterinarians and rabbit owners to overcome these challenges by understanding the rabbit's nature and needs.
9781780641911
10.1079/9781780641904.0000 doi
reproductive behaviour social behavior finishing animal production ssRNA Viruses mammals reproductive behavior snout breeding programs eukaryotes reproduction domestication Caliciviridae positive-sense ssRNA Viruses rabbits animal behaviour origin Lagomorpha Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus rabbit feeding body components breeding methods breeding programmes infectious diseases animals pet animals Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus rabbit housing fattening viruses Chordata social behaviour Leporidae Lagovirus vertebrates tail animal anatomy learning neutering morphology rabbit diseases hygiene pets animal behavior behavior behaviour body parts communicable diseases RNA Viruses
This book is an essential, thorough, very practical guide to understanding and caring for your rabbit. By following the advice in this book, both rabbit owners and veterinary health professionals report healthier and more content rabbits. Developed from the successful Norwegian text Den Store Kaninboka by the award-winning author Marit Emilie Buseth, Rabbit Behaviour, Health and Care will help you:- develop an understanding of the rabbit's nature, which will help you to spot normal and abnormal behaviour;- learn about the correct living conditions in which to keep domestic rabbits, in terms of their behavioural, physical and social needs;- acquire essential knowledge about rabbit nutrition, dentistry and disease;- discover a new and improved approach to rabbit-keeping through stories and case examples of real rabbits;- gain a rewarding owner-pet relationship.Rabbits are extremely popular pets, but misconceptions about their care and behaviour are widespread. Most illnesses or behaviour problems are a direct or indirect result of poor nutrition and care. This book helps veterinarians and rabbit owners to overcome these challenges by understanding the rabbit's nature and needs.
9781780641911
10.1079/9781780641904.0000 doi
reproductive behaviour social behavior finishing animal production ssRNA Viruses mammals reproductive behavior snout breeding programs eukaryotes reproduction domestication Caliciviridae positive-sense ssRNA Viruses rabbits animal behaviour origin Lagomorpha Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus rabbit feeding body components breeding methods breeding programmes infectious diseases animals pet animals Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus rabbit housing fattening viruses Chordata social behaviour Leporidae Lagovirus vertebrates tail animal anatomy learning neutering morphology rabbit diseases hygiene pets animal behavior behavior behaviour body parts communicable diseases RNA Viruses