Table 1.
Summary of diagnostic findings
| Animal # | Enteritis | Died / Euthanized | Parasites | Culture | EM VLPs | Astrovirus Virochip | Rabbit astrovirus RT-PCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
+ |
Died |
Intestinal Eimeria spp. |
No growth |
ND |
(−) |
(−) |
| 2 |
+ |
Euthanized |
Trichuris spp. |
E. coli |
ND |
(−) |
(−) |
| |
|
|
|
C. perfringens |
|
|
|
| 3 |
+ |
Died |
Intestinal Eimeria spp. |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| |
|
|
Hepatic Eimeria spp. |
|
|
|
|
| 4 |
+ |
Euthanized |
Intestinal Eimeria spp. |
E. coli |
(−) |
(−) |
(−) |
| 5 |
+ |
Euthanized |
Intestinal Eimeria spp. |
E. coli |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| 6 |
+ |
Euthanized |
Intestinal Eimeria spp. |
E. coli |
(+) |
(+) |
(+) |
| 7 |
+ |
Euthanized |
Intestinal Eimeria spp. |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| |
|
|
Trichuris spp. |
|
|
|
|
| 8 (Control) | – | ND | ND | ND | ND | (−) | (−) |
EM VLPs, virus-like particles evident by electron microscopic examination. ND, not determined. E. coli, Escherichia coli. C. perfringens, Clostridium perfringens.