Investigation of the Prevalence of Digestive System Parasites in Domestic Rabbits

Year 2022, Volume: 33 Issue: 2, 52 - 55, 28.07.2022

Sami Gökpınar , Sinem Akdeniz , Gözde Nur Akkuş

https://doi.org/10.36483/vanvetj.1100361

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of digestive system parasites in domestic rabbits raised in Kirikkale and Ankara regions. During the study, fecal samples were taken from 100 rabbit cages. The feces taken from each cage were evaluated as a single sample regardless of the number of rabbits in the cage. The samples were analyzed by the Fulleborn flotation technique. As a result of the examination, it was determined that 44 of 100 fecal samples (44%) were infected with at least one parasite species. In the fecal samples examined, Eimeria spp. oocysts, Passalurus ambiguus and Trichostrongylus spp. eggs were found. In this study, Eimeria spp., 34%, P. ambiguus, 2%, Trichostrongylus spp., 4%, Eimeria spp.+ Trichostrongylus spp., 3%, and Eimeria spp.+P. ambiguus is detected in 1% of cases. The presence of parasites (88.1%) in the samples taken from the cages with two or more rabbits was found to be statistically higher than the samples taken from the cages with a single rabbit (12.1%). In this study, the prevalence of digestive system parasites in domestic rabbits raised for hobby or economic gain in the region was determined for the first time.

Keywords

Parasite, Gastrointestinal, Rabbit, Prevalence

Evcil Tavşanlarda Sindirim Sistemi Parazitlerinin Yaygınlığının Araştırılması

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı Kırıkkale ve Ankara yöresinde yetiştiriciliği yapılan evcil tavşanlarda sindirim sistemi parazitlerinin yaygınlığının araştırılmasıdır. Çalışma sırasında 100 adet tavşan kafesinden dışkı örnekleri alınmıştır. Her kafesten alınan dışkılar kafes içerisindeki tavşan sayısına bakılmaksızın tek örnek olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Alınan örnekler Fülleborn flotasyon tekniği ile incelenmiştir. Muayene sonucunda incelenen 100 dışkı örneğinin 44 tanesinin (%44) en az bir parazit türü ile enfekte olduğu saptanmıştır. 44 pozitif örneğin 40 tanesinin tek, 4 tanesinin ise iki parazit türü içerdiği tespit edilmiştir. İncelenen dışkı örneklerinde protozoonlardan Eimeria spp. ookistlerine, helmintlerden Passalurus ambiguus ve Trichostrongylus spp. yumurtalarına rastlanmıştır. Bu çalışmada Eimeria spp., %34, P. ambiguus, %2, Trichostrongylus spp., %4, Eimeria spp.+ Trichostrongylus spp., %3 ve Eimeria spp.+P. ambiguus %1 oranında tespit edilmiştir. İki veya daha fazla tavşanın bir arada bulunduğu kafeslerden alınan örneklerde parazit varlığı (%88.1), tek tavşanın barındırıldığı kafeslerden alınan örneklere göre (%12.1) istatistiki olarak daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Bu çalışma ile yörede hobi ya da ekonomik kazanç amacıyla yetiştiriciliği yapılan evcil tavşanlarda sindirim sistemi parazitlerinin yaygınlığı ilk defa belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Parazit, Sindirim sistemi, Tavşan, Yaygınlık.

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