Pathological Study on an Outbreak of Hepatic Coccidiosis in Rabbit Farm
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2015-10
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Hepatic coccidiosis was recorded in a
commercial rabbit farm. Clinically anorexia,
rough hair coat, distended abdomen, watery to
semisolid diarrhoea, jaundice and sudden
death was recorded in rabbit kits with 58.14 %
morbidity and 62 % mortality rate. Grossly,
the abdominal cavity contained clear straw
coloured fluid. Liver showed diffuse severe
congestion to pale, enlargement and yellowish
grey nodules. Liver impression smear revealed
high cellularity and high numbers of coccidial
organisms intermixed with hepatobiliary
parenchymal cells. On parasitological
examination of liver sample, bile sample and
faecal sample, oocyst and sporulated oocysts
of Eimeria stiedae was identified.
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Veterinary Science, Veterinary Pathology