According to the reports of the General Veterinary Inspectorate (RRW-6 2007–2011, ), in the years 2007–2011 in Poland, 2,430,991 rabbit carcasses underwent the postmortem examination. In order to ensure safety of muscle tissues and edible organs, the appropriate conditions of slaughter and storage must be maintained, while morbid traits and qualitative deviations recognized at ante- and postmortem inspection carried out by official veterinarians (Szkucik and Paszkiewicz 2011).

pisiformis.Įdible slaughter raw materials obtained from slaughter animals have to satisfy the stringent food safety requirements. The studies recognized invasions of nematoda ( Obeliscoides cuniculi, Graphidium strigosum, Trichostrongylus sp., Strongyloides sp., Passalurus ambiguus, Trichuris leporis), cestoda ( Mosgovoyia pectinata), and cysticerci C. Invasions were characterized by low intensity. Coccidian invasions found in intestines were dominant, and their prevalence reached 56.48 %, while the hepatic coccidian extensity was markedly lower, i.e., 3.34 % of the examined rabbits. Parasitological evaluation of the rabbit internal organs identified the invasions of coccidia (78.83 %), nematoda (16.42 %), cestoda (0.72 %), and cysticerci Cysticercus pisiformis (4.74 %). The parasitological test recognized exclusively mixed infestation diagnosed in 79.56 % of the studied animals. The studies showed no effect of a rabbit farming system, season of the year, or differences in an invasion type in each year. The samples were collected in spring and autumn seasons.

The rabbit carcasses submitted to parasitological examination had passed the sanitary veterinary inspection as fit for human consumption. The research material included intestines and livers of rabbits slaughtered between years 20. The aim of the study was to determine the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in slaughter rabbits managed in small scale farms and under industrial farming system.

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