Decreased embryo implantation in rabbits infected with Taenia pisiformis.

Parasitic infections can have detrimental effects on the reproductive capacity of their hosts. Infections by the cestode Taenia pisiformis in rabbits is generally not associated with increased mortality of offspring or with loss of maternal body condition but can result in reduced fecundity, and increased circulating progesterone levels have been reported in infected does compared to uninfected ones. In the present study, the possibility that T.

Effects of Infection and Obesity on Clinical Parameters, Organometry and Fat Distribution in Male Rabbits.

infection causes important economic loss in farms. It is suggested that obesity has a major impact on infection and reproduction. We addressed the impact of infection in normal and obese rabbits to evaluate its effect on parameters important in behavior and reproduction.

Influence of the interaction between cysticercosis and obesity on rabbit behavior and productive parameters.

Parasites induce behavioral changes in the host and obesity is a health problem affecting different animal species. Cysticercosis caused by Taenia pisiformis affects some behavior of rabbits and reproductive behavior of does. Rabbits do not escape from metabolic disorders, being long-live animals useful in breeding, research and companion animals.