Folia Parasitologica 56[3] 153-166 (2009) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2009.019

Coccidia of rabbit: a review

Michal Pakandl
Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

This article summarises the current knowledge of the rabbit coccidia and the disease they cause. Various aspects, such as life cycles, localisation in the host, pathology and pathogenicity, immunity and control, are discussed.

Keywords: Apicomplexa, rabbit coccidia, review article, life cycles, pathology, immunity, coccidiosis control

Received: June 4, 2009; Accepted: August 12, 2009; Published: September 1, 2009  Show citation

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Pakandl, M. (2009). Coccidia of rabbit: a review. Folia Parasitologica, 56(3), 153-166. doi: 10.14411/fp.2009.019
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