The anticoccidial efficacy of robenidine hydrochloride in Eimeria challenged rabbits.

Coccidiosis remains one of the most important infectious causes of digestive disorders in fattening rabbits. The importance of the disease even increased with the onset of Epizootic Rabbit Enteropathy. It is thus of utmost importance to adequately prevent this disease in rational rabbit production. One of the most applied methods of prevention is the incorporation of an anticoccidial product in rabbit feed. In the present trial, the efficacy of robenidine hydrochloride, registered under the tradename Cycostat 66G for breeding and fattening rabbits, was compared with a diclazuril treated and a non treated control group in an Eimeria challenge model. The trial confirmed the beneficial effects of robenidine hydrochloride incorporation in the feed, leading to significantly better zootechnical results in animals inoculated with Eimeria media and Eimeria magna.