Kralek Farms, Inc
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(209)634-3609
Quarterly Health Status Survey
To ensure that Kralek Farms' rabbits are of the highest
quality, an independent consulting veterinarian performs routine health
monitoring. The following information is
based on results from our testing program during the period of July 1 through
Monitoring
Procedures:
All Kralek Farms Rabbits are examined daily by
our carefully trained staff. Rabbits are
randomly tested by nasopharyngeal cultures to monitor for Pasteurella
multocida. Quarterly visits by our
consulting veterinarian are followed by health screenings performed on five (5)
randomly selected animals by the California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Results:
All nasopharyngeal cultures were negative for P. multocida.
Necropsy
- No evidence of specific disease was noted clinically or pathologically in the
rabbits examined.
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Rabbits examined were free from ectoparasites.
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Gross necropsy examination revealed no lesions.
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Cultures of lungs and nasal passages were negative for P. multocida.
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Cultures of feces were negative for Salmonella spp.
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Rabbits were negative for Treponema
cuniculi on dark field examination.
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Histopathological examination of the liver, lung, heart, small intestine and
kidney revealed no significant lesions.
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Fecal flotation revealed few coccidial
oocysts while gut scrapings and liver histopathology were negative for coccidia.