What tools for more robust rabbits around weaning?
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Rabbits are born naked, unable to provide adequate self-thermoregulation if left alone and are only partly mature in sensory, physiological and motor terms. Interactions with the mother are limited. Solid food ingestion begins when the young are able to leave the nest and access their mother's feeder, although their nutritional needs are different from hers. However, the species has developed physiological and behavioral adaptations such as the mammary pheromone, coprophagia in the nest and maturity of the digestive system that are all assets contributing to enhance viability and robustness around weaning. Husbandry practices potentially favorable to the survival of the young may concern nest manipulation, homogenization of litters’ size and weight, controlled nursing and specific nutrition.
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