Difference between revisions of "Coccidiosis - Rabbit"

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**Travels via the bile duct to the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] where it forms large white nodules
 
**Travels via the bile duct to the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] where it forms large white nodules
 
**Oocysts travel in the bile and are passed out in the faeces
 
**Oocysts travel in the bile and are passed out in the faeces
**Causes ascites, [[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|diarrhoea]], weight loss and polyuria
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**Causes ascites, [[Diarrhoea|diarrhoea]], weight loss and polyuria
  
 
*Serious disease of both pet and farmed rabbits
 
*Serious disease of both pet and farmed rabbits

Revision as of 19:22, 6 June 2010

  • Eimeria steidae
    • Parasitises the bile duct epithelium
    • Travels via the bile duct to the liver where it forms large white nodules
    • Oocysts travel in the bile and are passed out in the faeces
    • Causes ascites, diarrhoea, weight loss and polyuria
  • Serious disease of both pet and farmed rabbits
  • Treatment is by administration of drugs in drinking water
    • E.g. Toltrazuril
  • Hygiene is the best method of prevention to prevent sporocysts from sporulating
  • Medicated feed can be used in commercial units
    • E.g. Rabenidine