A vaccination trial with a precocious line of Eimeria magna in Algerian local rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus.

Coccidiosis is a major health problem in rabbits. A vaccine using Eimeria with perfect safety and effectiveness seems to be necessary to face this parasitosis. To assess the safety and the efficacy of a vaccine based on the Algerian precocious line of Eimeria magna against rabbit coccidiosis, twenty eight young rabbits from six litters of Coccidia free females were used to monitor oocystal excretion and body weights, they were distributed into four groups (vaccinated-challenged group, double challenged non vaccinated group, simple challenged non vaccinated group and control group).