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Sore hocks or injuries may affect the vitality of does and bucks. Rabbits should be examined carefully before being mated, and if any signs of these conditions are found, the affected animals should be isolated and held in quarantine until completely recovered or be culled from the herd. Because susceptibility to sore hocks is genetic and damage to the feet is permanent, affected animals in commercial herds should be culled. Bucks with sore hocks may refuse to breed, because the weight is shifted to the hind feet during mounting, which makes mating a painful experience.