Abstract:
Ten
adult
rabbits
with
an
average
weight
of
425gm
were
experimentally
infected
intraperiotioneally
with
cryopreserved
Jaji
stock
of
Cowdria
ruminantium
(Cr.
40).
Changes
in temperature
pattern,
serum
electrolytes,
death
or other
signs
were
assessed.
Increase
in weight
was
noticed,
but
none
of
the
rabbits
showed
any
alteration
in
temperature
pattern,
serum
electrolytes,
death
or other
signs.
The
brain
squash
smear
was
negative
for
the
parasite.
Two
savanna
brown.
adult
female
goats
were
used
as
control
and
infected
with
prepared
stabilate
from
pooled
blood,
liver,
spleen,
and
brain
of the
rabbits,
but
there
was
no
significant
body
temperature
rise.
The
goats
were
later
challenged
with
the
jaji
stock
of
Cowdria
ruminantium
Cr.
40
and
they
showed
elevated
body
temperature
rise.
