In seeing all the comments and disease related complaints lately I thought a little "new thread" about cleaning would help.
SO, -when rabbits have access to, or can step on feces and urine, they will clean it off their feet with their tongue, and of course swallow it.
Coccidiosis, and EC protozoan parasites, as well as enteritis causing bacteria, if at all present in your herd will be ingested in large amounts by your rabbits. This causes the rabbit immune system to be overloaded and a disease outbreak to occur.
Cleaning of litter pans is critical-- because,-- ammonia from the urine buildup will irritate and inflame the respiratory tract, paving the way, and providing a perfect breeding ground for pasteurella, and other disease causing organisms. Ammonia concentrations in the air also will suppress the rabbit immune system. [rabbits are very sensitive to even small amounts of ammonia]
People with an indoor rabbitry will also will have this problem if cleaning under the cages, and /or good "clean air" ventilation is lacking. [not just recirculating the polluted air]
comments?
SO, -when rabbits have access to, or can step on feces and urine, they will clean it off their feet with their tongue, and of course swallow it.
Coccidiosis, and EC protozoan parasites, as well as enteritis causing bacteria, if at all present in your herd will be ingested in large amounts by your rabbits. This causes the rabbit immune system to be overloaded and a disease outbreak to occur.
Cleaning of litter pans is critical-- because,-- ammonia from the urine buildup will irritate and inflame the respiratory tract, paving the way, and providing a perfect breeding ground for pasteurella, and other disease causing organisms. Ammonia concentrations in the air also will suppress the rabbit immune system. [rabbits are very sensitive to even small amounts of ammonia]
People with an indoor rabbitry will also will have this problem if cleaning under the cages, and /or good "clean air" ventilation is lacking. [not just recirculating the polluted air]
comments?