introduction. 



Domesticated rabbits, and this includes Bel- 

 gian hares, are not, as a rule, liable to many 

 diseases if the elementary principles of hygiene 

 are practiced, but great losses occur if these be 

 neglected and what should be a profitable in- 

 dustry becomes a loss to the investor. In spite 

 of their paucity in numbers the ailments of rab- 

 bits kept in confinement are usually of a serious 

 nature, often causing the loss of the entire 

 stock. 



As the majority of diseases from which rab- 

 bits suflFer are preventable or at least control- 

 lable, it is of the utmost importance that symp- 

 toms of disease be recognized as soon as they 

 become apparent, and that the correct methods 

 of dealing with the outbreak are taken. It is 

 suggested that, as the rabbit industry is assum- 

 ing important proportions, not only in the 

 production of fancy lines but for the purpose 

 of food production, veterinarians devote 

 some of their energies to combating the dis- 

 eases that are bound to increase in prevalence 

 in proportion to the nvmibers of rabbits raised. 

 It is hoped that the information contained in 

 this little work will not only assist the veteri- 

 narian in dealing with outbreaks of disease 

 among rabbits, but stimulate further research 



