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Summarize the uses of rabbits, ferrets, and pocket pets. Discuss the major uses of rabbits, ferrets, and pocket pets.

Summarize the uses of rabbits, ferrets, and pocket pets. Discuss the major uses of rabbits, ferrets, and pocket pets. p.224 The Many Uses of Pocket Pets Easter Bunny…What are some other uses for bunnies? Rabbits are often used as a symbol of fertility .

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Summarize the uses of rabbits, ferrets, and pocket pets. Discuss the major uses of rabbits, ferrets, and pocket pets.

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  1. Summarize the uses of rabbits, ferrets, and pocket pets. Discuss the major uses of rabbits, ferrets, and pocket pets. p.224

  2. The Many Uses of Pocket Pets

  3. Easter Bunny…What are some other uses for bunnies?

  4. Rabbits are often used as a symbol of fertility.

  5. RABBIT characteristics such as a short breeding cycle, silky fur, and a docile temperament—made them prime candidates for meat and fur production

  6. Rabbit Meat a. High in protein b. Low in cholesterol, fat, sodium c. Very palatable

  7. The biggest producers are France, Hungary and China.

  8. The main buyers are Italy, Belgium, & France.

  9. Rabbits can turn 20% of the proteins they eat into edible meat. Compared to other species – 23% for broiler chickens, 16 -18 % for pigs and 8 to 12 % for beef.

  10. Research and laboratory use a. Used to produce disease fighting antibodies, to study reproduction, and to research several human diseases.

  11. Albino New Zealand White is the most common breed utilized in biomedical research.

  12. b. Have been used in tests for cosmetics because they do not have tear ducts and cannot shed tears to dilute chemicals put into their eyes.

  13. Rabbits cannot vomit so they are used for a product test called the LD 50 test, or Lethal Dose 50.

  14. In this test, products like bleach, window cleaner or shampoo are administered orally to rabbits. The test is complete when 50% of the animals are dead.

  15. Most companies do not use this test anymore.

  16. c. Skin irritation tests to test the reaction of chemicals on the skin.

  17. DRAIZE EYE TESTS

  18. rabbits’ fur is shaved and caustic chemicals are poured directly onto their bare skin

  19. 3. Fur/Wool - divided into four types: Normal Angora Rex Satin

  20. a. Normal- regular rabbit b. Rex- short

  21. c. Angora (rabbit wool)

  22. Angora

  23. The hair of the Angora rabbit is allowed to grow 3 or more inches long before it is clipped, sheared, or plucked.

  24. These hair removal processes causes no harm to the rabbits and are carried out 4 times each year.

  25. The total annual yield for a single Angora rabbit ranges from 7 to 14 ounces, which may be spun into enough yarn to construct one small garment

  26. d. Satin is a mutation fur that is smaller in diameter and has a transparent outer shell

  27. Satin

  28. Satin

  29. 4. Compared to sheep’s wool rabbits wool is finer, lighter, warmer, and softer. It does not cause irritation to skin or is as scratchy.

  30. 5. Used in the manufacturing of clothing, toys, coats, hats, gloves.

  31. 6. Pets - With diversity in size they can fit into different home situations a. Trainable to use litter box

  32. b. Require little special care c. Clean gentle and lovable pets

  33. 44 million households where over 4 million rabbits live as family members

  34. Who was given the credit for domesticating the rabbit? French monks of the Middle Ages

  35. Hamsters 1. Used in medical research in 1931 in Palestine.

  36. In 1938, hamsters were first brought to America as research animals. They found out that the skin from a hamster's cheek pouch could be accepted from any animal when transplanted.

  37. Hamsters are the 3rd most commonly used research animal. 90% of these are Syrian hamsters.

  38. Advantage to using hamsters in research • Short reproductive cycle and life span • Relative freedom from spontaneous disease

  39. Susceptibility to experimentally induced disease • Acceptance of transplanted tissue and tumors because of its weak histocompatibility antigens.

  40. They are important animal models for research in immunology because they lack white blood cells, resulting immunologic tolerance and allows transplantation of tumors. 

  41. They have been used to study a number of infectious diseases of humans and animals, diabetes mellitus, dental caries, muscular dystrophy and cardiac disease.

  42. 2. Found that they could be tamed and made into a pet.

  43. Gerbils 1. Japanese scientists were the first to breed in captivity because they were easy to work with.

  44. The gerbil's native habitat is the desert region of Mongolia and northern China.  Wild gerbils captured in the mid-1800s were sent to Japan.

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