Myxomatosis in rabbit pen

[glenn1111]

Hi all ,
not been here for a while but wondered if anyone has experience with myxomatosis going through the stock in a rabbit pen.
How it may be got rid of ?
Does vaccination work although its very expensive ? (and difficult to administer to the existing population if they last that long)
Does it just level off and clear up on its own given time?
Is it best to mass cull?
Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

[PLG]

Cull the lot probably kindest and most effective.

[millsey]

It will pass, I have had it in my pen this spring/summer looks like it is gone for now.

Jim

[glenn1111]

thanks for the info.
Jim , do you have wild or domesticated rabbit?
have you any idea as to the percentage of losses?
did you add stock during the episode.?
Did you cull infected animals or let the virus take its course?
or anything i've forgotten.
thanks again
glenn

[Stihl 090]

With any infection such as this I would cull entire pen.
We had an explosion of rabbits in the wood I shoot which was great, but mixy has come in and started to dwindle the population which is very annoying. I've been as proactive as possible picking the infected ones off. However this is a 45 acre wood!!

[WGD]

I agree, cull all and re-stock.

[Naj]

As far as I'm aware, mxyy is transmitted via the flea, which can survive 'on the ground' long after the 'old' rabbits have been cleared out. When a new batch is introduced, won't the fleas simply hop back on for a feed & the cycle begin again? Unless the new batch was vaccinated, of course.

Naj

[WGD]

As far as I'm aware, mxyy is transmitted via the flea, which can survive 'on the ground' long after the 'old' rabbits have been cleared out. When a new batch is introduced, won't the fleas simply hop back on for a feed & the cycle begin again? Unless the new batch was vaccinated, of course.

Naj

I agree, I don't know how it's transmitted but I would be researching it and sterilising the site as appropriate between the cull and the re-stocking.

[Naj]

If myxy is in the area then there is also the great likelihood of it being passed on from rabbits living outside the pen, no matter how well you managed to 'sterilise' the inside of the pen, which I would have thought was nigh on impossible. I've only ever had one rabbit pen & this is what happened with mine. If I was doing it again I would be looking at vaccinating the pen rabbits. Where's Vicky when you need her.

Naj

[Rascal]

Any help?

http://www.future-of-vaccination.co.uk/ ... isease.asp

Rascal