An outbreak of rabbit enteritis: pathological and microbiological findings and possible therapeutic regime.
Mortality, averaging about 30% of young born throughout the year, was severest at 5-10 weeks of age, from just before weaning until about 4 weeks after, especially in large litters of 10-11 young. The organism most characteristically associated with enteritis was Escherichia coli. Preliminary experiments suggested that restriction of food decreases the death rate from enteritis among young rabbits.
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002432:Cecum / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D004751:Enteritis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology