Study of different Ectoparasitic infestation in laboratory reared Animals (Rabbitis, Mice, Guinea pigs hamster and rats).
2009
Abdigoudarzi, Mohammad | Paykari | Motamedi | Karimi, Gollam Reza | Rivaz, Shalah | Moharami, Mojtaba
In order to study external parasites of laboratory reared animals at Razi Ins. , related documents about different external parasites reported on guinea pigs, rabbits, rats and mice have been studied. Different methods including brushing of animal's surface body, cellophane tape of body surface, peri-anal cellophane tape test (CTT) and (skin scrapings and digestive method) were applied and collected samples were studied. In addition, field collected rats have been tested using brushing method. One mouse has been infested by some mites. Rabbits, rats, mice and guinea pigs have not been infested with external parasites. Field collected rats have been highly infested with mites from (family: Laelapidae). Then, brushing method was confirmed to be a useful method for mite detection. Some prepared SOP from international animal breeding centers have been studied, then proposed methods in sop and useful method of present study are commented to be used for preparing animal bred health certificate at the department of laboratory animal breading at Razi Ins. Key words: External parasites - Laboratory animals-guinea pigs, Rats, Rabbits, Mice.
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