IMPACT OF INFECTION WITH FASCIOLA Spp. ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS IN RABBITS | ||||
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
Article 80, Volume 27, Issue 1, March 2019, Page 877-886 PDF (933.5 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ajs.2019.43838 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mohamed Saeid 1; M. Z. El- Shinawy2; K. M. EL-Hommosany3; M. Y. Mahrous4; Galal A. A.4 | ||||
1Poultry, Faculty of Agricultural, Ain shams Univ. | ||||
2Horticulture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadyek Shoubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
3Environmental Researches and Malacology Dept., Theodor Bilahars Institute, Giza, Egypt | ||||
4Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadyek Shoubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Liver fluke are common parasites of herbivores in most of Middle East countries as Egypt. The chronic and acute infections with 10 & 20 metacercaria of this parasite cause biliary liver cirrhosis in rabbits that lead to huge economic losses. This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of fascioliosis in slaughtered rabbits in Giza governorate. In Egypt Fasciola gigantica was responsible for V-Line and Black Baladi rabbits total liver condemnations in infected groups. The infection impacts on female rabbits were more than males (p<.0001) in most groups for both strains. Liver condemnations due to fascioliasis were more affected in body weight and feed consumption, feed conversion, heart, kidney and carcass characterestic, so it`s low economic efficiency. Blood parametars showed high significant (p<.0001) between treated groups of strains. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Fasciola infection; productive performance; carcass; Rabbits | ||||
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