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Investigations on the infestation with endoparasites in stomach and gut of feral rabbits from the region of Leipzig. During the hunting periods in the years 1976 till 1979 the viscera of 122 wild rabbits shot in two different biotopes in the area of Leipzig were examined for endoparasites. 63.11% harboured Ctenotaenia ctenoides and Cittotaenia denticulata and 8.19% Cysticercus pisiformis. Graphidium strigosum was demonstrated in 36.88%, Trichostrongylus retortaeformis in 82.78%, Passalurus ambiguus in 13.11% and Trichuris leporis in 7.13% of the rabbits. 71.13% of the rabbits shed oocysts of six different species of intestinal coccidia in their faeces and Eimeria stiedai--infections were diagnosed in the livers of 1.63% of the rabbits. Regional differences were demonstrated in the frequency of Graphidium strigosum-, Passalurus ambiguus- and tapeworm infestations of the wild rabbits examined.