Pododermatitis in group housed rabbit does in Switzerland-Prevalence, severity and risk factors

Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Sabrina RuchtiSonja Hartnack

Abstract

In rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.), pododermatitis is a chronic multifactorial skin disease that appears mainly on the plantar surface of the hind legs. In later stages, it causes pain leading to poor welfare of affected animals. Pododermatitis is commonly observed in commercial rabbit production in breeding does housed with wire mesh flooring. However, the prevalence in breeding does that are housed in groups on litter and plastic slats is not known. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the frequency, the severity and possible risk factors of pododermatitis in group housed breeding does in Switzerland on litter and plastic slats. Between June and September 2016 about 30% of all adult female breeding rabbits (1090 animals in total) were evaluated for the presence and the severity of pododermatitis on 17 commercial rabbit farms with group housing. The latter was done with a tagged visual-analogue-scale. Additionally, various animal-related (e.g. hybrid, age or body weight) and environmental risk factors (e.g. temperature, relative humidity or wet area per pen) known from the literature were recorded. The risk factors were analysed with generalized linear models, additive Bayesian network (ABN) models resul...Continue Reading

Citations

Jul 7, 2020·EFSA Journal·UNKNOWN EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)Christoph Winckler
Oct 7, 2020·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·Stacey S ChernyUri Obolski

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