Are these Coccidia eggs?

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I am having recurring losses of my rabbits, probably due to Coccidiosis; but I’m not positive. In an effort to be sure, I’m trying to do fecals on the rabbits. I found what I think are some eggs, do these look like Coccidia eggs? Are there other eggs in these pictures?

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We are only seeing one coccidia egg which we wouldn't treat for but we have sheep, not rabbits. Try sticking with a lower magnification as the larger scale makes identifying them more difficult. The coccidia egg is usually more solid looking.
 

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We are only seeing one coccidia egg which we wouldn't treat for but we have sheep, not rabbits. Try sticking with a lower magnification as the larger scale makes identifying them more difficult. The coccidia egg is usually more solid looking.
Which one is the Coccidia egg? I thought these looked like Coccidia (circles below in red), but am just trying to compare to pictures online, so I don’t really know.
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Based on the 1st slide that I'm uploading I would have said they were not but when Teresa showed me a couple of pages in our workbook, it looks like they well could be. We don't treat when we only see a couple eggs unless physical symptoms are showing.

Maybe the attachments are something you can use.


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