Hi,
I think the info will always be inconsistant because there is no one cause of RI's.
It seems to be a member of the animals normal body bacteria/fungus/virus load becomes a problem when the animal has a suppressed immune system for some reason.
Since there are quite a few things that can cause immunosuppression ( is that even a word? ) like stress, low temps, injury, overbreeding, other health problems I think all you can do is try your best to keep the animals in optimal health and conditions and hope.
Then there are the infections that come in from other locations and get transferred by poor quarantine or simple bad luck.
dr del
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