Causes of respiratory diseases in rabbits
1. Rabbits infected with blood protozoa
In a high temperature climate, if the feces and urine of the rabbit farm are not cleaned up in time, it is easy to create a suitable environment for the breeding of flies and mosquitoes, and the flies and mosquitoes can easily spread toxoplasmosis and eperythrozoon. and other blood protozoa.
Rabbits infected with these diseases usually cause symptoms such as increased body temperature, difficulty breathing, head-on breathing, and severe nasal congestion, and the mortality rate of such diseases in rabbits is high. Therefore, in the high temperature climate environment, the owner must strictly do a good job in the hygiene management of the rabbit farm, and prevent and kill the flies in time. Do not keep animals such as cats and dogs on the rabbit farm, and deworm the rabbit colony regularly.
2. Mycoplasma infection in rabbits
Mycoplasma pneumonia caused by mycoplasma infection in rabbits is the main disease that seriously affects the breeding efficiency of rabbits one. Once a rabbit is infected with this kind of disease, it is easy to cause a cluster infection. It has become the main culprit affecting the efficiency of rabbit breeding. And many rabbit friends often do not know the word mycoplasma.
The main symptoms of mycoplasma infection in rabbits are: sticky or pulpy nasal discharge, frequent sneezing, coughing, shortness of breath, decreased appetite and reluctance to move. Some sick rabbits also show symptoms such as swelling of limbs and joints, and inflexibility of flexion. The lesions of the disease are mainly located in the lungs of rabbits. All the sick rabbits who died of acute pneumonia would have different degrees of emphysema, purple apical lobe and other lesions.
The main measures to prevent and treat such diseases in rabbits are: strengthen the feeding and management of rabbit herds, and pay attention to strictly maintaining the hygiene of the rabbit house. In addition, reducing the ammonia smell from the rabbit house is also one of the key prevention and control measures. Demeteromycin, mycoplasma, doxycycline and other drugs have obvious curative effect in the treatment of such diseases.
3. Mixed infection of rabbits It is not uncommon for co-infections with rheumatoid arthritis and rabbit streptococcosis.
These diseases will damage the immune system of rabbits to a large extent, and cause the collective decline of rabbit herd immunity, so the pathogens that lead to various conditional bacterial respiratory diseases in rabbits take advantage of this. If it is in the high temperature season, high fever is also prone to occur, that is, the most serious consequence of mixed infection occurs, and the sick rabbits quickly become sick and die.
4. Mycotoxins and heat stress in rabbits
Under the influence of high heat and high humidity, rabbits Feed, rabbit houses, etc. are prone to mold growth, and many times these molds cannot be seen by the naked eye. After the rabbit is infected with these mycotoxins, the liver and kidneys will be seriously damaged, and the immune system of the rabbit will be damaged. The chances of respiratory diseases are greatly increased.
In this regard, in the season of high heat and high humidity, the owner should add mildew remover to the ingredients in time, and ensure that the environment for storing the full-price feed for rabbits is dry.
The above are some of the reasons for the prevalence of respiratory diseases in rabbits that we have summarized. We hope that the owners can timely provide relevant prevention to rabbits according to the specific situation to reduce the respiratory diseases of rabbits. happened.
