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Congenital malformations, mutations or breed related differences in rabbits

Newborn	Rabbit newborn with frontal encephalocele
	Rabbit newborn with frontal encephalocele, by Michel Gruaz and Esther van Praag, Ph.D.
	Newborn acephalous rabbit newborn (parasitic twin monster), by Michel Gruaz and Esther van Praag, Ph.D.
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Breed related malformations / mutations	Belgian Bearded Rabbit: history of the breed, consanguinity and observed malformations, by Michel Gruaz, Arie van Praag, Res Ogi et Esther van Praag
	Domestication du lapin et maladies respiratoires, by Esther Van Praag
	Malocclusion and other common dental disorders
	Megacolon in spotted/checkered rabbits
	Rabbit Megacolon Syndrome (RMS) remains poorly identified in checkered (spotted) rabbits, by Michel Gruaz, Urban Hamman, Arie van Praag and Esther van Praag (PDF)
	Fused or deformed vertebra of the tail observed more frequently in Flemish giant rabbits and Belgian bearded rabbitst
	Concurrent occurence of gastric volvulus and dilation in some line of Flemish Giant rabbits
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Breed related fur variations	History of the rabbit “Le Riche” that has become the Champagne Silver, by Michel Gruaz, Arie van Praag, and Esther van Praag
	Belgian Bearded Rabbit: history of the breed, consanguinity and observed malformations, by Michel Gruaz, Arie van Praag, Res Ogi et Esther van Praag
	How to obtain a white rabbit with red eyes that is not an albinos ?, by Michel Gruaz
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Eyes	Congenital or juvenile cataract
	Corneal lipidosis or dystrophy
	Lipid keratopathy in a rabbit, by Michel Gruaz and Esther van Praag, Ph.D.
	Heterochromia of the iris in rabbits belonging to the Dutch breed, by Kimberly Butler, Beth DeGeorge, Gabriela Dunn, Julie VanGyzen, Michel Gruaz, Arie van Praag and Esther van Praag, Ph.D.
	Newborn rabbit with a congenital upper eyelid agenesis and a cephalocele, by Luc Page, Michel Gruaz and Esther van Praag
	Incomplete aniridia in a young rabbit belonging to the “Dutch” breed, by Michel Gruaz and Esther van Praag , Ph.D.
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Fur anomalies	Hairlessness in rabbits is a rare occurrence..., by Michel Gruaz and Esther van Praag
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Digestive system	Double or duplicate gallbladder in a Harlequin rabbit, by Michel Gruaz
	Megacolon in spotted/checkered rabbits
	Concurrent occurence of gastric volvulus and dilation in some breeding line of Flemish Giant rabbits
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Nervous system	Newborn rabbit with a congenital upper eyelid agenesis and a cephalocele, by Luc Page, Michel Gruaz and Esther van Praag , Ph.D.
	Newborn rabbit with a frontal encephalocele, by Michel Gruaz et Esther van Praag, Ph.D.
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Reproductive system	Congenital anomaly in male rabbits: split penis or hypospadias
	Low hanging or pendulous testis caused by collagen dysplasia in some non-neutered male rabbits ? by Esther van Praag, Ph.D.
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Skeleton	Rabbits with genetic splay-leg
	Lordosis, scoliosis or kyphosis spine deformations are observed in rabbits too
	Unilateral agenesis of the fibula and tibia and bilateral congenital apodia in a Rex rabbit, by Janet E Geren and Esther Van Praag , Ph.D.
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Skin	Sebaceous adenitis or inflammation of the sebaceous glands
	Low hanging or pendulous testis caused by collagen dysplasia in some non-neutered male rabbits ? by Esther van Praag, Ph.D.
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Teeth	Malocclusion and other common dental disorders in rabbits

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