POTENTIAL BACTERIAL ENTEROPATHY COMPLEX IN RABBITS
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https://doi.org/10.26873/SVR-1514-2025Keywords:
Clostridium, enteritis, Escherichia coli, rabbits, SalmonellaAbstract
A great interest toward rabbit’s industry has been developed around the world. This international industry plays an important role in solving the worldwide problem of meat shortage. Serious problems can adversely affect and that threat rabbits farming enterprises. One of these important problems is enteropathy complex which induces severe economic losses. The major bacterial diseases causing enteropathy complex are Clostridium spp. infection, colibacillosis, salmonellosis, and others. These diseases induce high mortalities and severe production losses of rabbitries especially during the pre-waning and just after weaning period of life. Thus, this article was designed to review and highlight the most important and potential bacterial diseases causing enteropathy complex in rabbits with a special emphasis on the Egyptian situation.
Potencialni kompleks bakterijske enteropatije pri kuncih
Izvleček: Po vsem svetu se je razvilo veliko zanimanje za vzrejo kuncev. Ta mednarodna panoga ima pomembno vlogo pri reševanju svetovnega problema pomanjkanja mesa. Resne težave lahko negativno vplivajo na podjetja za rejo kuncev in jih ogrožajo. Ena od teh pomembnih težav je kompleks enteropatije, ki povzroča velike gospodarske izgube. Glavne bakterijske bolezni, povzročiteljice kompleksa enteropatije, so okužbe s Clostridium spp., kolibaciloza, salmoneloza in druge. Te bolezni so vzrok za veliko smrtnost in hude proizvodne izgube kunčjega mesa, zlasti v obdobju pred odstavitvijo in tik po njej, zato je bil namen tega članka pregledati in poudariti najpomembnejše in potencialne bakterijske bolezni, ki povzročajo kompleks enteropatije pri kuncih, s posebnim poudarkom na razmerah v Egiptu.
Ključne besede: Clostridium; enteritis; Escherichia coli; kunci; salmonela
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