Prevalence of Lawsonia intracellularis, Salmonella spp. and Eimeria spp. in healthy and diarrheic pet rabbits |
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Authors: | Lim Jeong Ju Kim Dong Hyeok Lee Jin Ju Kim Dae Geun Kim Sang Hun Min Wongi Chang Hong Hee Rhee Man Hee Kim Suk |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea. |
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Abstract: | A total of 170 fresh fecal samples (healthy; n=137, diarrheic; n=33) were collected from pet rabbits. By using PCR and formol-ether concentration method, a total 13/137 healthy rabbit feces were positive for L. intracellularis, 6/137 for Salmonella, and 13/137 for Eimeria. On the other hand, a total 17/33 diarrheic rabbit fecal samples were positive for L. intracellularis, 10/33 for Salmonella, and 21/33 for Eimeria. From these results, more than 20% of clinically normal and 97% of diarrheic rabbits were positive for single or concurrent infection of three pathogens. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to describe the prevalence of the microorganisms L. intracellularis, Salmonella and Eimeria in pet rabbits. |
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