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Gastrointestinal disease in rabbits 2. Intestinal diseases
Author(s) -
Lord Brigitte
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.e973
Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , disease , gastrointestinal disease , gastroenterology , intestinal disorder , pathology , intensive care medicine
Intestinal diseases in rabbits can develop as a result of many causes. Dietrelated problems are a common aetiology of intestinal disorders but infectious (bacterial, viral, parasitic), idiopathic and neoplastic diseases are also seen with relative frequency. This article describes the diagnosis and approach to treatment of intestinal diseases in rabbits. An article in the February issue of In Practice (volume 34, pages 90–96 ) considered gastric diseases in this species.