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why do they need good hearing?
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they are a prey animal
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what percentage of pet rabbits do not have upright ears?
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80%
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what function other than hearing to ears have?
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heat loss
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why is it so important that ears have this other function?
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rabbits have no sweat glands and cannot pant
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can ears be used for blood sampling or IV injection?
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IV injection
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which vein is used in the ear?
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marginal ear vein
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how do you sex rabbits?
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put pressure on either side of the urogenital orifice
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which gender has a circular orifice?
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male
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which gender has a slit orifice?
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female
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where are the eyes located?
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side of head
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where are their scent marking glands?
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chin
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what is unusal about their distal limbs?
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no sweat glands
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what are the problems associated with a small mouth appature?
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hard to examine, hard to pant
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why is it bad that they rarely vocalise?
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hard to detect medium pain
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which legs are particular powerful?
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hind
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which rabbits may break ther own leg?
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osteoarthiritis, low sunlight, low exercise
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type of kidney depends on _____
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location
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large kidneys are found in rabbits ______
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from the desert
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large kidneys have ______ and produce _________
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large medullas, concentrated urine
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small kidneys are found in _____
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household rabbits
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small kidneys have ______ and produce_________
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small medullas, dilute urine
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why may the urine be turbid?
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due to high calcium content
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why may the urine be red?
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due to beetroot extract
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crepuscular
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active during dawn and dusk
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in general, bigger rabbits are ____
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more docile
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what do rabbits need for calcium metabolism?
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Ca, Vit D3 and sunlight
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what controls calcium absorption?
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proportion of calcium in diet
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why isn't calcium absorption caused by PTH?
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they come from area with acid (high Ca) soil
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why do rabbits need high fibre diets?
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to wear down teeth
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why must you be careful handling rabbits?
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digestive system is prone to bruising
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what is the dental formula?
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2033 / 1023
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what are the second upper incisors called?
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peg teeth
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what is the function of the second upper incisors?
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to rest the lower incisors on
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why are the incisors so sharp?
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they only have enamel on the front
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what is the gap between the incisors and the premolars called?
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diastamer
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what root do the teeth cheek have?
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open roots
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how fast do the cheek teeth grow?
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1-2mm per week
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what symptoms may you see with a tooth infection?
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eye infection
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where does the tooth root grow into?
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bulla in orbit - puts pressure on eye
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what may occur is teeth are inadequatly worn?
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deviation of cheek bone
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what structure passes the root of the main incisor?
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nasolacrimal duct
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what may occur due to root elongation?
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dacrocystitis due to partial occlusion of the duct
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what structure connects the nasolacrimal duct to the eye?
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punctum
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how many openings does the nasolacrimal duct have in the eye?
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one
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how would you clear dacrocystitis?
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canulate the nasolacrimal duct under anaesthetic, massage the pus out of the lacrimal sac
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can rabbits breathe through their mouths?
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with great difficulty
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what structure persists into adulthood?
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thymus
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what is the comparative size of the thoracic cavity?
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small
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what is the comparative size of the lung capacity?
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small
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what is the comparative size of the heart?
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small
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what do large rabbits often develop?
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heart disease
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what is a rabbit hole called?
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warren
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how many cervical vertebrae do they have?
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7
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how many thoracic vertebrae do they have?
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12 or 13
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how many lumbar vertebrae do they have?
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7
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how many sacral vertebrae do they have?
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4
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how many caudal vertebrae do they have?
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15 or 16
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where are they from?
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Iberian peninsula
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why were they domesticated?
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as food source
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what is the order?
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lagomorpha
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what is the family?
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leporidae
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what is the species?
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oryctolagus cuniculus
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what is different about the femal reproductive system?
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two cervices and no uterine body
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describe the oviducts
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long and coiled
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why must you be careful in spays?
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the broad ligament contains the middle uterine artery
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describe the vagina
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long and wide
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describe the broad ligament
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fat filled mesometrium
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when would the testes be retracted?
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during a fight
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why can testes be retracted?
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the inguinal ring is open
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what paired sacs can you find on either side of the midline?
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scrotal and inguinal
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what is in scrotal sacs?
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testes
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what are the inguinal sacs for?
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scent marking
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what mating producure helps to ensure conception?
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copulatory plug
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why can you leave some of the epididymal fat pad during castration?
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to fill in the hole
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where can the blood sample be taken from?
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jugular vein
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what proportion of body weight is bones?
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low
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why is there a reputation of spinal or limb fractures?
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osteodystrophy is common
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what is a common site of spinal injury?
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L6/7
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how long does it take for rabbits to mate?
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8 seconds
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what type of ovulators are they?
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seasonally polyoestrous induced ovulators
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what type of placenta do they have?
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haemochorial
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how many times a day does the doe feed her kits?
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1 or 2
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how does the digestive system of the kits differ from that of the adult?
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pH is about 4
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why is the pH higher in kits?
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to allow for caecal flora to establish itself
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what is the average weight of a rabbit?
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from 1.4kg (Netherland Dwarf) to 4kg (English Lop)
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