Data di Pubblicazione:
2007
Citazione:
Fungal environment in different rabbit intensive farms / P.A. Martino, F. Luzi, M. Verga. - In: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1594-4077. - 6:suppl.1(2007), pp. 774-776. ((Intervento presentato al 17. convegno ASPA Congress tenutosi a Alghero nel 2007.
Abstract:
Many environmental factors (for example, temperature, relative humidity, ventilation, NH3 concentration) can influence the health and welfare of rabbits reared in intensive farms. Among these elements, microorganisms and, in particular, fungi play a pivotal role in the spreading of potential pathogenic and zoonotic diseases. Aim of our work was to evaluate the fungal contamination in two different rabbit rearing (A and B). SAS System® (PBI International, Italy) and opened plates, filled with cultural media for fungal growth (environmental and dermatophytes) have been used. The data collected in both the farms showed that, for environmental fungi, Aspergillus, Alternaria and Penicillium were the most spread. On the contrary, for dermatophytes, there was a difference between farm A and B. In fact, in the first one Microsporum canis (a known zoonotic agent) has been recovered in high concentration, while in the second rearing we have isolated Microsporum gypseum a geophilic fungus with a very low pathogenic potential.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
P.A. Martino, F. Luzi, M. Verga
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