*Edited by María-José Argente, María de la Luz García Pardo and Kevin P. Dalton*

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.

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Lagomorpha Characteristics

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## Lagomorpha Characteristics

*Edited by María-José Argente, María de la Luz García Pardo and Kevin P. Dalton*

*Edited by María-José Argente, María de la Luz García Pardo and Kevin P. Dalton*

Published in London, United Kingdom

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Lagomorpha Characteristics http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.82908 Edited by María-José Argente, María de la Luz García Pardo and Kevin P. Dalton

#### Contributors

Dennis Osarenren Asemota, Arierhire Michael Orheruata, Margarida Duarte, Carina Carvalho, Fabio Abade dos Santos, Arantxa Villagrá García, Kevin P. Dalton, Ana Podadera, José Manuel Martin Alonso, Inés Calonge Sanz, Ángel Luis Álvarez Rodríguez, Rosa Casais, Francisco Parra, María-José Carrascosa Argente, María Luz Garcia Pardo, Mariam Pascual, Ernesto A. Gomez, Jéssica Monteiro, Madalena Monteiro, Paulo Melo Carvalho, Paula Mendonça, Patrícia Tavares Santos, Pedro C. Melo

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