Hand Rearing of the Germfree Rabbit

Abstract

A few successful effort has been reported to produce the germfree rabbit, in spite of the widespread interest which its usefulness might suggest. This was probably due to the necessity of hand feeding and the large space demands of the rabbit.
Recent inprovements in hand feeding technique for hand rearing the baby germfree rabbit were reviewed. Next, the chemical composition of rabbit's and goat milk was shown in some detail, because it is necessary to know the composition of rabbit's milk so that a suitable milksubstitute diet could be prepared. Thereafter, the improved milk diets for the baby germfree rabbit were described.