martync1967 64 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 rats and mice become immune to poisons so do you think rabbits could become fully immune to myxomatosis just would like to hear your views on this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
labsnlurchers 39 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 rats and mice become immune to poisons so do you think rabbits could become fully immune to myxomatosis just would like to hear your views on this? immunity will undoubtably become more common, those that are born with genetic immunity will survive longer to breed than those without immunity hence more offspring with the potential to be immune by heredity immunity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BEARINATOR 2,869 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 They will never get fully immune to the horrible disease but the ones that get it and survive pass some immunity on to there young Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nightshiner 2 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 have had rabbits that bore scars around the eyes i always presumed it was after scars from maxi,and i do belive that they pass immunity to there young, and im sure we would all agree its a real sickener when it hits our own patch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martync1967 64 Posted November 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 have had rabbits that bore scars around the eyes i always presumed it was after scars from maxi,and i do belive that they pass immunity to there young, and im sure we would all agree its a real sickener when it hits our own patch. yes mate you hit the nail on the head there mate myxomatosis totaly wiped out my area it took years for the rabbits to build back up there numbers if there werent any rabbits what would we do with our lurchers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASME IX 1 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 im by no means an expert but i do think they will evolve some stronger imunnity ageinst mixy .. it would be good to hear if there is any proof of this subject. asme9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andy s410c 61 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Last year at my place the myxi hit the bottom of the valley & wiped it out .This summer it came 4-6 weeks early & it's effects have'nt been so severe.Maybe the myxi comes in cycles of severity...who knows .I have noticed over the last 2-3 yrs of getting more rabbits with signs of scaring/scabs from recovering from myxi in Sept/Oct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
labsnlurchers 39 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) Found the 2 statements below, makes interesting reading. the myxomatosis virus is notorious for its ability to mutate from year to year and the background immunity in the wild rabbit population also varies The development of resistance to the disease seems to have taken different courses. In Australia, the virus initially killed rabbits very quickly, about 4 days after infection. This gave little time for the infection to spread. However, a less virulent form of the virus has become prevalent there, spreading more effectively by being less lethal. In Europe, rabbits that are genetically resistant to the original virus that was spread. The survival rate of diseased rabbits has now increased to 35% when in the 1950s it was zero. It is conjectured that this is because the main transmission vector in Australia is the mosquito, while in Europe it is the rabbit flea Might be worth a search on google scholar Edited November 1, 2009 by labsnlurchers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogs-n-natives 1,182 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 On some of the ground i hunt, there is always a bit of mixy but it never does much damage and there are always good numbers, just get the odd one going down with it bad. But in other areas, it seems to come through and kill most of them... not sure if its due to immunity or what though? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
labsnlurchers 39 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 http://www.jstor.org/pss/3862644 this is an abstract of a paper on immunity just incase anyone is interested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martync1967 64 Posted November 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 genetics would play a major part am i right in saying if a rabbit has immunity in its genes then its offspring would be fully immune Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wanna be farmer 0 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 genetics would play a major part am i right in saying if a rabbit has immunity in its genes then its offspring would be fully immune I don't think that's always the case with Genetics, i think it's dependant on the dominant Genes whether your immune to something. If you inherrit the recessive gene, then you could be liable to catch the disease. If you inherrit the dominant gene, then you may be partially immune. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
masmiffy 82 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Its a theory I have always had myself. I cant remember the last time I saw a rabbit with really bad mixy. I do see em with signs of mixy but not the horrid closed eyes with puss I used to years back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,482 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 I think myxi's run it's course its not killing as much as it used to so R.H.D. makes a appearance funny or what ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
masmiffy 82 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) I was once told that if RHD was introduced it could wipe out rabbits? Mind guess same was originally said about Mixy! Just found this sorry calcivirus was the 'bad' one Australia/New Zealand In 1991 the virus that caused RHD was imported to Australia under strict quarantine conditions to research the safety and usefulness of the virus if it was used as a biological control agent against Australia and New Zealand's rabbit pest problem. However, in 1995 a laboratory accident in Southern Australia led to the escape of the RHD virus and consequently killed 10 million rabbits within 8 weeks of its exposure.[citation needed] The disease is currently endemic throughout Australia and New Zealand. When Calicivirus was first released it wiped out 90% of the rabbits in Australia Edited November 1, 2009 by masmiffy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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