[Species from genus Eimeria observed in domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) feces raised at the Municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil].
This study was designed to identify species of the genus Eimeria from eleven rabbit meat breeders from Campos dos Goytacazes. Fecal samples were collected from rabbits with different health conditions and consintence of feces. The following species of Eimeria were identified: E. perforans; E. magna; E. coecicola; E. irresidua; E. media; E. flavescens; E. nagpurensis; E. intestinalis, E. exigua and E. stiedae. Parasites from this genus were detected in 81.82% (9) of the rabbit meat production sites, regardless of the management and hygiene conditions. In all cases the infection was always caused from more than one species of Eimeria.
de Almeida
Adriana J
AJ
Curso de Pós-Graduação em Produção Animal, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Agropecuárias, Horto, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ. jardim@uenf.br
Mayen
Friederike L
FL
de Oliveira
Francisco C R
FC
D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004539:Eimeria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000469:parasitology*