Prevalence of Coccidia (Eimeria spp.) Infection in Domestic Rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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The prevalence of coccidia infection among domestic rabbits in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was investigated for one year in the present study. Based on the morphological features of oocysts, ten species of Eimeria were identified in 100 fecal samples of domestic rabbits. The overall prevalence was 75%. Mixed infection with three different species occurred most frequently. The species detected and their prevalence values included the following: Eimeria coecicola (70%), E. magana (60%), E. perforans (60%) and E. media (55%) are mostly predominating and E. irresidua (30%) and E. flavescence (25%) were less common while E. intestinalis (7%), E. piriformis (6%), E. stiedai (5%) and E. exigua (5%) were relatively rare.
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