Myxomatosis. The effect of age upon survival of wild and domestic rabbits (<i>Oryctolagus cuniculus</i>) with a degree of genetic resistance and unselected domestic rabbits infected with myxoma virus

Abstract

The response of wild and domestic rabbits with a degree of genetic resistance to myxomatosis has been shown to be markedly affected by the age at which they were infected with a virulent strain of the virus. The response, in terms of mean survival time and percentage survival, fell with increasing age from 10 to 30 weeks with little change thereafter.