TY - CHAP AU - Kevin P. Dalton AU - Ana Podadera AU - José Manuel Martin Alonso AU - Inés Calonge Sanz AU - Ángel Luis Álvarez Rodríguez AU - Rosa Casais AU - Francisco Parra ED - María-José Argente ED - María de la Luz García Pardo ED - Kevin P. Dalton Y1 - 2021-08-30 PY - 2021 T1 - Viral Disease in Lagomorphs: A Molecular Perspective N2 - This book offers an approach to the knowledge of lagomorph characteristics with a focus on Oryctolagus and Lepus genera to which domestic rabbits and hare belong. Specifically, this volume provides an overview of the environmental factors that affect rabbit welfare, like housing systems, thermal and humidity conditions as well as a molecular study of the main viral diseases. Moreover, the book includes a review of the commercial rabbit lines and provides a profitability study for meat production with actual data. In the case of hares, they are threatened in some regions and therefore it is necessary to understand their habitat, morphological and reproductive characteristics, as well as the main infectious diseases that affect them. BT - Lagomorpha Characteristics SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98272 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.98272 SN - 978-1-78984-292-0 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -