TY - JOUR T1 - Occurrence of Eimeria species in Naturally Infected Domestic Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in North of Karbala Province, Iraq AU - Alali, Firas AU - Jawad, Marwa AU - Alhesnawi, Asaad AU - Alshimry, Ali PY - 2025 DA - June Y2 - 2024 DO - 10.53518/mjavl.1491177 JF - Manas Journal of Agriculture Veterinary and Life Sciences JO - Manas J Agr Vet Life Sci PB - Kırgızistan Türkiye Manas Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 1694-7932 SP - 1 EP - 8 VL - 15 IS - 1 LA - en AB - Coccidiosis has an economic impact for poultry and livestock industries. The current study examined the prevalence of Eimeria infections in domestic rabbits in musaib city, North of Karbala province. A total of forty-eight faecal samples were taken from several market places located across the city. Individual fresh fecal samples were taken 24 hours prior in containers placed beneath the cages. After being collected, the excrement was moistened, placed in plastic bags, kept, and chilled at 4°C until it was examined. Freshly collected non-sporulated oocysts in each sample were put in Petri dish have 2.5% (W/V) aqueous solution of potassium dichromate. Every faecal sample was collected and then sent to a lab for oocyst detection. The identification of an infection was based on the physical traits. Sporulated oocysts were used to validate the identity of the samples containing Eimeria species, and they also provided morphological identification under a microscope. The prevalence of the population with coccidial illnesses was 34 out of 48 which equal for 70.8% . No significant differences were found between male and female at P≥0.05. Thirty-four rabbit infected with Eimeria species were present and identified from oocyst features. Eimeria stiedae and E. magna were the most prevalent species (25% and 21%), respectively. 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