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Abstract
The rabbit l very abundant and world wide in distribution. Rabbit are
rai e I for: Production of meat and Fur, II ed A laboratory animal, lis ue
culture . toxicit Ie t . ophthalmologic experiment , production of antibodi . liS
well as garments (Okermaa, 1994).
The dom ric rabbit when compared \ ithorher live tock animals is
characterized by early . exnal maruriry, high prolificacy. relatively hort
g cation length, more efficient feed couver ion and low co t per breeding
( heecke, 1986 mid Finzi and . mid, 1991). Such rabbits have been
recommended as !I good alternative OUICe of dietary protein for the increasing
human population ill developing countries (O!!Uujimi, 2007). Rabbit meat is
one of th most uutritiou white meat available tor human consumption. It I
fine grained, palatable ea ily digestible. mild flavored. hieh in good quality
protein content, low In fat and caloric contents, contain a higher p rcenr
of mineral than other meats. nearly of the sante nutritive alne a beef
III at and comparable (0 rhar of broil r chicken of good m at to bone
ratio and is acceptable 10 the general con tuner in most counrrie of the
”IJ orld (Reddy et al, 1971 and Lukefaar et at, 1989). Therefore, rabbit
production mig!” play it considerable role in olvll)!! the problem of meat
hortage in Egypt and particularly 011 the level of the mall scale fanner.
The rabbit. industry in Egypt ha not received much attention from
formal insnturions OJ from indi idual animal producers. In Egypt the rabbit
stocks were 9,250000 and rabbits meat production were 69,840 (FAO, ::Z004).
Parasitic infection is one of health problem that hinder rabbit breeding and
interfering with its production e pc ially, Eimeria ’PP which i one of the mol
important di ea e . f rabbit and a major cause of morbidit and mortality
(Lebas et $II. 1986) e pecially Eimeria stiedae Which is an inhabitant of the
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