A Survey on the Gastrointestinal Parasites of Rabbit and Guinea Pig in a Laboratory Animal House

There is documented evidence that infection in laboratory animals can often influence the outcome of experiments. All infections, apparent or inapparent, are likely to increase biological variability. As a research project concerning the diversity and distribution of parasites of rabbit and guinea pig in a conventional laboratory animal house, about ۸۷ rabbits (from ۷۰۰ ) and ۱۰۵ guinea pigs (from ۱۵۰۰ ) were selected randomly from a Research, Production & Breeding of Laboratory Animals Department. Samples were collected between ۱۹.۰۲.۲۰۱۰ and ۲۰.۰۵.۲۰۱۱. The samples and animals were examined by dissection and flotation methods. In this study only one species of nematodes (Passalorus ambiguus: ۶.۹%); one species of protozoa (Eimeria spp.: ۲۱.۸%) in rabbits and one species of nematodes (Paraspidodera Uncinata: ۲۴.۷%); one species of protozoa (Balantidium coli: ۱۱.۴%) in guinea pigs were identified. However, there was not any cestodes or trematodes identified from this group of laboratory animals.

کلیدواژه ها:

Gastrointestinal parasites ، Rabbit ، Guinea pig