B26. The Most Important Nutritional Troubles of Rabbit

Question 1

Most important ones

Answer 1

1. Consequences of fibre deficiency
2. Alkaline value of feed mixture
3. Mycotoxicoses
4. Feed poisoning

Question 2

Consequences of fibre deficiency ?

Answer 2

CH overlead of the hindgut = fiber deficiency

Indigestible starch in the ceacum and the fermentation will be disturbed.

Question 3

Fibre deficiency syndromes

Answer 3

Fermentation troubles in the ceacum
Overfeeding--> diarrhoea
Fur chewing
Saccharomycossis
Tyzzer and pregancy toxicosis is differential dignosis

Question 4

Pregnancy toxicosis

Answer 4

• Cause: relative energy deficiency
• Prevention: BCS (body condition score)
• • Similarty; hepatic lipidosis if the pregnant mares

Question 5

Alkaline value of the feed (AV)

Answer 5

• Modification of AV (prevention of diarrhoea)

- 670mg/ml lactulose.  To the treatment of constipation, portalis systhemic ecephalo-pathy

Question 6

Mycotoxicosis

Answer 6

• Aflatoxicosis (B1, B2, G1,G2, M1, M2): will damage the liver
• Fumonisin B1; lung and brain oedema
• T2 toxin; dec feed intake, immune system and ovaries damage
• HIGH SUSCEPTIBILITY OF RABBIT CAUSED BY RECYCLING OF MYCOTOXIN BY: CAECOTROPHY!!!!

Question 7

Feed poisoning;

Answer 7

Iatrogen dysbateriosis
o Ampicillin, lincomycin, clindamicin

Narazin
 DD: (diff, diagnosis); nutritive myopathia (vit-E-Se)
 Incoordination in movements, paralysis of hindlimbs (narasin)
 nutritive myopathia (vit-E-Se