Incidence of Mange Infestation in Rabbits

Document Type : Original Articles

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Department of Microbiology , College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

Abstract

Rabbits are important animals, as farmers raise them in abundance in Iraq. Scabies infestation is one of the most common and prevalent diseases in rabbits. The current study investigates the infestation of scabies in rabbits, causing severe economic losses, such as itchy alopecia, hyperkeratosis, anorexia, self-trauma, weight loss, and high morbidity and mortality.
This study designed to detection species mange infestation in rabbits using microscopic examination of skin scraping This study is the first detection of mange infestation in rabbits in Mosul city-Iraq
Total 130 rabbits were examined and skin lesion was scraped
Results: Totally, 56 out of 130 (43.1 %) were infested with mange including Sarcoptes scabiei cuniculi 50 (38.5%), Psoroptes cuniculi 32(25%), Notoedres cati cuniculi 26(20%), Demodix cuniculi 12(9%) and cheyletiella spp 4(3%), with the high infestation rate for S. s. cuniculi and the lowest rate for Cheyletiella spp.The important lesion was hyperkeratosis followed by alopecia then pruritus on many area of the body (head, ears, abdomen, back, legs, tail and perineal area). The highest infested rate was found on the abdomen and back., while the lowest rate found on tail and perineal area. There are significant differences according the ages, while no significant differences between the male and females and the significant differences among three types of infestation (single, double and mixed)
The rabbits were infested with several species with different percentage, There was no significant difference in infestation rates between males and females, although there was significant between younger and older animals.Lastly the significant difference was clear among the three types of infestation, and the double one was the dominant infestation rate 50%.

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Article Title [Persian]

بروز آلودگی جرب در خرگوش ها

Authors [Persian]

  • لایان یاسین خلیل
  • نادیه حامد محمد
  • نادیه سلطان الحیالی
گروه میکروبیولوژی، دانشکده دامپزشکی، دانشگاه موصل، موصل، عراق

Keywords [Persian]

  • خرگوش های آلوده به جرب
  • نوتوادرس کاتی کونیکولی
  • سارکوپتس اسکابیی کونیکولی
  • پسروپتس کونیکولی