评估种兔溃疡性足底皮炎。

Assessing Ulcerative Pododermatitis of Breeding Rabbits.

机构信息

Cunivet Service, P.O. Box 518, 43080 Tarragona, Spain.

Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Avda. Profesor Pedro Cármenes s/n, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain.

出版信息

Animals (Basel). 2013 Apr 17;3(2):318-26. doi: 10.3390/ani3020318.

DOI:10.3390/ani3020318

PMID:26487404

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4494398/

Abstract

Rabbits in conventional farms are housed in wire net cages with mesh floors to separate them from droppings. In time, lacerations appear on the legs of adult rabbits causing ulcerative pododermatitis or sore hocks, a severe health and welfare problem. Pain causes behavioral changes; productivity is reduced and the most seriously affected animals die or are culled. In this study we evaluated the attention producers have given to this problem and its prevention by installing footrests in cages. We made 2,331 visits to 664 commercial farms in Spain and Portugal between 2001 and 2012, and evaluated morbidity by examining 105,009 females and 10,722 males. The study highlights that the rate of farms with footrests increased from 27.8% in 2001 to 75.2% in 2012. Prevalence of sore hocks in does in 2001 was 11.4%, decreasing to 6.3% in 2012; prevention of ulcerative pododermatitis was associated (P < 0.001) with the presence of footrests. Overall, prevalence was 4.87 ± 0.26 on farms with footrests and 13.71 ± 0.32 without (P < 0.01).

摘要

常规农场中的兔子被关在带有金属网地板的笼子里，以将它们与粪便隔开。随着时间的推移，成年兔子的腿部会出现裂伤，导致溃疡性蹄皮炎或疼痛的悬蹄，这是一个严重的健康和福利问题。疼痛会导致行为改变；生产力下降，受影响最严重的动物会死亡或被淘汰。在这项研究中，我们通过在笼子里安装脚垫来评估生产者对这个问题及其预防的重视程度。我们在 2001 年至 2012 年间对西班牙和葡萄牙的 664 家商业农场进行了 2331 次访问，并通过检查 105009 只雌性和 10722 只雄性来评估发病率。研究结果表明，带有脚垫的农场比例从 2001 年的 27.8%增加到 2012 年的 75.2%。2001 年母兔悬蹄炎的患病率为 11.4%，到 2012 年降至 6.3%；溃疡性蹄皮炎的预防（P<0.001）与脚垫的存在有关。总的来说，带有脚垫的农场的患病率为 4.87 ± 0.26，没有脚垫的农场的患病率为 13.71 ± 0.32（P<0.01）。