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, [[ | + | **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
- 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