Incidence of coccidiosis in different rabbit keeping systems

Recebido em 26 de maio de 2008 Aceito em 2 de setembro de 2008 E-mail: pedro@us.es Coccidiosis is considered to be a major parasitic disease that causes considerable economic losses in rabbit farming (Peeters et al., 1988). Hygienic measures and keeping conditions play a determinative role but the use of anticoccidial is generalised and still supported by specific research (Gutiérrez, 2003; Coudert, 2004). However the interest for a possible demedicalization is nowadays increasing (Dalle Zotte, 2002).