Abstract
This review article outlines the essentials of production medicine (factors affecting production colony output) in rabbits and rodents, emphasizing the importance of routine management methods and record-keeping as well as disease control. Common management regimes and production diseases of the important rodent species are covered.
Key words: Fertility, guinea pig, hamster, mice, rabbit, rat, rodent, reproduction, diseases
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