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This study aimed to characterise common disorders of pet rabbits and reasons for mortality as recorded by veterinary practices in England.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional study covered anonymised clinical records of 6349 rabbits attending 107 primary veterinary care clinics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The median age was 3.2 years (interquartile range (IQR) 1.6\u20135.1), and the median adult bodyweight was 2.1\u2009kg (IQR 1.7\u20132.6). The most common breed types were domestic (n=2022, 31.9 per cent), lop (1675, 26.4 per cent) and Netherland dwarf (672, 10.6 per cent). For those rabbits that died during the study period, the median age at death was 4.3 years (IQR 2.1\u20137.0). The most common causes of death were recorded as myiasis (prevalence 10.9 per cent, 95 per cent\u2009confidence interval (CI): 7.4 to 15.2), anorexia (4.9 per cent, 95\u2009per cent CI: 4.0 to 10.4), recumbency\/collapse (4.9 per cent, 95 per cent\u2009CI: 4.0 to 10.4) and ileus (4.3 per cent, 95 per cent\u2009CI: 3.5 to 9.5). The most prevalent specific disorders recorded were overgrown claw\/nails (16.0 per cent, 95 per cent\u2009CI: 14.5 to 17.5), overgrown molar(s) (7.6 per cent, 95\u2009per cent CI: 6.6 to 8.7), perineal soiling (4.5 per cent, 95 per cent\u2009CI: 3.7 to 5.4), overgrown incisor(s) (4.3 per cent, 95 per cent\u2009CI: 3.5 to 5.2) and ileus (4.2 per cent, 95 per cent\u2009CI: 3.4 to 5.0).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study augments the limited evidence base on rabbit health and can assist veterinarians to better advise owners on optimal animal husbandry priorities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/vr.105592","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,8]],"date-time":"2019-10-08T08:15:14Z","timestamp":1570522514000},"page":"451-451","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":40,"title":["Morbidity and mortality of domestic rabbits (\n                    <i>Oryctolagus cuniculus<\/i>\n                    ) under primary veterinary care in England"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"186","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1115-2723","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dan G","family":"O'Neill","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Pathobiology and Population Science The Royal Veterinary College Hatfield United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hermien C","family":"Craven","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pathobiology and Population Science The Royal Veterinary College Hatfield United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David C","family":"Brodbelt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pathobiology and Population Science The Royal Veterinary College Hatfield United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David B","family":"Church","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Science and Services The Royal Veterinary College Hatfield United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joanna","family":"Hedley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Science and Services The Royal Veterinary College Hatfield United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","unstructured":"PFMA.The Pet Food Manufacturers' Association \u2018Statistics': The Pet Food Manufacturers\u2019 Association 2018. 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