So I had two kits in one of my litters come up with some pretty bad teeth at just eight weeks old.
My question is regarding their parents, my buck is a really nice looking Holland lop from some great lines, so I’d be surprised if there were tooth problems coming from him. But my understanding of malocclusion is that both parents have to be carriers to produce kits with bad teeth?
The doe was out of more questionable lines so I wouldn’t be that surprised if she is a carrier.
Both parents have, by all appearances, perfect teeth.
So my question is does anyone have a better understanding of the genetics of rabbit teeth? Should I cull both the buck and doe? Or does malocclusion only require one parent to carry it to pop up in the kits?
Thanks in advance!
My question is regarding their parents, my buck is a really nice looking Holland lop from some great lines, so I’d be surprised if there were tooth problems coming from him. But my understanding of malocclusion is that both parents have to be carriers to produce kits with bad teeth?
The doe was out of more questionable lines so I wouldn’t be that surprised if she is a carrier.
Both parents have, by all appearances, perfect teeth.
So my question is does anyone have a better understanding of the genetics of rabbit teeth? Should I cull both the buck and doe? Or does malocclusion only require one parent to carry it to pop up in the kits?
Thanks in advance!