236 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
Snuffles in rabbits is due originally to 
exposure to diseased rabbits, to draughts or 
dampness which give the animals a “cold.” 
Unless checked, this soon runs into “snuffles,” 
which is little less than tuberculosis. 
Great progress has been made in the past 
two or three years in the study of this disease. 
Rabbit fanciers have realized that if the 
industry was to reach any permanent basis 
some means of dealing with the disease suc- 
cessfully would have to be perfected. As in 
every disorder, there is no cure like that of 
prevention, but it is not always possible for 
even the most careful breeder to escape this 
disease. 
Within the last two or three years breeders 
have been experimenting with a serum in- 
oculation for snuffles. This is based upon 
the same principles as serum inoculation for 
hog cholera or typhoid inoculation for human 
beings. 
While the writer has not had any personal 
experience with the serum treatment, it would 
