Epizootological monitoring of rabbit parasitoses on the territory of Ukraine

One of the conditions for successfully managing rabbit breeding is ensuring the epizootological well-being of farms concerning invasive animal diseases. Helminthiases, protozooses, and acaroses cause significant economic damage to the industry due to a decrease in the biological value of rabbit meat and skins, a delay in growth, development, and a decrease in the growth of young animals, as well as their death. Carrying out epizootic monitoring and assessment of the epizootic situation in different regions of Ukraine is one of the main preventive measures, which, based on the results of the study of the epizootic state, analysis of veterinary reports, and the results of laboratory tests, will allow effective treatment and prevention of invasive diseases in rabbit farms. The purpose of the work was to conduct monitoring studies of the epizootic situation regarding rabbit parasitoses in the territory of some areas of Ukraine. It was established that the total incidence of domestic rabbits by parasitoses was 36.27 %. The weight of infestations caused by the simplest organisms was the highest, reaching 81.96 %. The specific weight of infestations caused by acariform mites, nematodes, and cestodes was insignificant and amounted to 9.88 %, 7.3 %, and 0.86 %, respectively. Among the protozooses – eimeriosis, nematodoses – pasalurosis, cestodoses – cysticercosis, acaroses –psoroptosis were found in rabbits. High indicators of the extensiveness of animal invasion were established for eimeriosis (50.23 %). Smaller values of infestation of rabbits were found for psoroptosis (18.0 %) and pasalurosis (16.87 %). For pysiform cysticercosis, the extent of invasion was insignificant – 5.97 %. Indicators of the extensiveness of invasions in different regions of Ukraine ranged from 15.28 to 100.0 % for eimeriosis, from 4.35 to 100.0 % for pasalurosis, from 50.0 to 100.0 % for cysticercosis, and from psoroptosis 11.54 to 100.0 %. The obtained results of monitoring studies on the epizootic status of invasive rabbit diseases on the territory of Ukraine indicate the relevance and perspective of further studying the distribution of parasite fauna in the population of domestic rabbits, taking into account the climatic conditions of different regions, the way rabbits are kept, their age and season.