[Attempt to induce diarrhea in young rabbits with different dietary crude fiber contents (author's transl)].
The influence of five diets containing 14.5, 10, 6.9, 4.6 and 3.3 per cent of crude fiber was studied in 6-week-old rabbits. Two additional groups of animals fed with the rations with 14.5, 6.9 and 3.3 per cent crude fiber were used. The first was inoculated with coccidia, the second was treated with ampicillin. In non-inoculated and untreated rabbits, diarrhea was inconstant, of short duration and low intensity and appeared only for cellulosis rate less than 4.6 per cent. There was no mortality. Decrease in the dietary crude fiber level cannot be considered as directly responsible for digestive ailments, when sanitary conditions are good. In our experimental conditions, it has been shown that a low level of cellulosis in the diet did not increase the pathological phenomena. Inversely pathogenic elements (coccidia) or medicaments used (ampicillin) can change the relations which exist between growth and components of the diet (cellulosis).
D000818:Animals; D002482:Cellulose / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011817:Rabbits
D004043:Dietary Fiber; D002482:Cellulose
Essai d'induction de la diarrhée chex le lapereau à l'aide d'aliments comportant différentes teneurs en cellulose.