Étude pathologique de la pododermatite chez les lapins reproducteurs de souche lourde sur grillage

Abstract

Paws from female breeding ZIKA-rabbits out of a conventional husbandry - single caged on wired floor - have been investigated pathologic-anatomically and -histologically. The found alterations could be classified in 6 stages, which are demonstrated in detail to show the pathogenesis of the pododermatitis. The 6 stages of the histological findings are presented in a histo-dermogram, making evident the progressing loss of histological structures up to the end of total necrosis. The possibilities of regeneration and reparation are dicussed as well as the valuation of the damage under animal protection aspects.