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Prevalence of some Enteric Bacterial Infections Causing Rabbit Enteritis and Attempts to Control Rabbit Coli Enteritis with Phytobiotics

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Clinical Science, Surgery and Veterinary Diseases (Pathology, Clinical…ltry Diseases, Fish Diseases and Management, Surgery, Theriogenology)

Abstract

A field survey was conducted to monitor the prevalence of some enteric bacterial infections incriminated in rabbit enteritis outbreaks. Ninety bacterial isolates were recovered from diseased /or freshly dead rabbits with a history of severe diarrhea representing four farms in El-Sharkia Province. The predominant isolates were E. coli (24.29%), Klebsiella (14%), Proteus miriables (2.33%) and Proteus vulgaris (1.4%). All bacterial isolates were highly sensitive to levofloxacin. Isolated E. coli was later identified by using PCR. Fifty-three recently weaned White New Zealand rabbits were experimentally used to monitor the efficacy of two herbal extracts and probiotics (Healthy gut®; Immuplant plus®) supplementation with/or without enrofloxacin treatment in controlling artificial infection of the pathogenic streptomycin adapted E. coli isolate strain in a rate of (2.5 x 1010 CFU/0.1 mL/ rabbit orally) and improvement of growth parameters. Our results showed that; treatment with two (Healthy gut®; Immuplant plus®) induced an improvement in general health conditions and growth performance parameters with significant decrease in total labeled pathogenic E. coli shedding of infected supplemented group. In addition, this supplementation when followed by treatment with enrofloxacin after E. coli infection refluxed significant reduction of bacterial shedding with improvement of mean body weight and feed conversion ratio when compared with all other treated groups

DOI

10.21608/zvjz.2017.29244

Keywords

Rabbit, E. coli, diarrhea, Herbal

Authors

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Ahmed, K.

Last Name

Ismail

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Diagnostic Veterinary Hospital, Hussania, Sharkia

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First Name

Hanan, M.F.

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Abdien

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Avian and Rabbit Medicine Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University

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hanan_24395@yahoo.com

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Dalia, M.

Last Name

Hamed

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Avian and Rabbit Medicine Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University

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Wail M.K.

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El Feil

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Avian and Rabbit Medicine Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University

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Volume

45

Article Issue

Supplementary 1

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5095

Issue Date

2017-10-01

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2019-03-28

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2017-10-01

Page Start

91

Page End

101

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1110-1458

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2357-075X

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601

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Zagazig Veterinary Journal

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https://zvjz.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023