Rabbit Decathlon - Senior Division

Vocabulary flashcards covering rabbit nutrition, housing and equipment, and health and diseases from the Senior Division Rabbit Decathlon.

Water-Soluble Vitamins

Vitamins required in rabbit nutrition, including $B_1$ Thiamine, $B_2$ Riboflavin, Niacin, Pyridoxine $B_6$, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, Choline, Folic Acid, $B_{12}$, and Vitamin C.

Long-Haired Rabbit Protein Requirement

Angora or long-haired rabbits require more protein in their diets than short-haired rabbits because extra hair is made of protein and requires significant energy and protein to produce.

Essential Amino Acids

The $10$ essential amino acids needed in a rabbit's feed, which serve as the building blocks for protein.

Folic Acid

A water-soluble vitamin required by rabbits, distinguishing it from dietary minerals like selenium, calcium, and phosphorus.

Soybean Meal

The protein supplement of choice in rabbit rations due to being highly palatable, digestible, and having a good amino acid balance.

Quarantine Area Supplies

Supplies required for a rabbit quarantine area, consisting of separate clothing and foot covers, disinfectants, and hand washing facilities.

Outdoor Hutch Enclosed Area

A section of an outdoor hutch designed to offer protection from the elements, including rain, wind, drafts, and direct sunlight.

Hutch Sizing Standard

The sizing rule specifying that a hutch should be at least $1\,\text{cubic foot}$ per $3\,\text{pounds}$ of rabbit.

Nest Box Drainage Holes

Holes placed in the bottom of a nest box to prevent dampness, which can contribute to diseases in young rabbits.

Automatic Waterer

A equipment installation that cuts down on labor and reduces the spread of diseases when managing more than $6$ does.

Hutch Burn

A condition caused by exposure to urine in a wet, unclean hutch causing red, chapped vent and genitals with brownish crusts; treated by keeping hutch floors clean and dry and applying antibiotic ointment.

Coccidiosis

A common and worldwide protozoal disease of rabbits.

Young Doe Syndrome

A condition where a doe dies after a healthy litter is $4\text{ to }10\,\text{days}$ of age (sometimes with diarrhea), occurring most commonly in $1^{\text{st}}$ and $2^{\text{nd}}$ litter does.

Tularemia

A bacterial disease of rodents and lagomorphs transmitted by bites of fleas, flies, ticks, and lice, contracted primarily by people handling infected wild rabbits.

Causes of Respiratory Problems in Rabbits

Factors including poor ventilation, high humidity, and poor sanitation; cold temperature is not a cause because rabbits are cold tolerant.