The aim of the experiment was to study the effect of housing growing rabbits in enriched cages with small groups (eight rabbits/cage, C; n= 96; stocking density: 15 rabbits/m²) or in enriched pens with large groups (65 rabbits/pen, P; n= 130; stocking density: 15 rabbits/m²) on their growth...

The concepts of animal welfare, environmental movement and health awareness have spread through developed countries around the world. For this reason, new legislative requirements and new consumer needs have appeared both in livestock and in egg production. Consumers buy eggs at an increasing...

Background: Cage-free egg production methods are advancing in the European Union due to stringent housing regulations, animal welfare and consumer pressure. A changing production environment requests novel adaptation strategies of which the development of specific layer hybrids or strains is...

As the popularity of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) kept as pets is steadily growing, the applied aspects of rabbit-human interactions draws increased attention. Factors, such as human-directed aggression and friendliness, are important from the aspect of animal welfare and owner satisfaction. In...

The experiment was conducted with 240 Pannon white growing rabbits of both sexes, which were housed in a closed building with a temperature of 16-17°C using a light regime of 16L/8D. The rabbits were housed in 80 cm high open top pens each having a basic area of 50×170 cm. Depending on the time of...

According to surveys, more than 20% of Hungarians keep dogs, so the need to operate dog boarding houses has also increased. As a result, a significant number of animal boarding houses were established in Hungary too. The aim of the research is to get a statistically comprehensive picture of the...

One hundred twenty-four rabbits were placed into 12 pens (50×170 cm) differing in the type of floor: wire net (6 pens) or a combined (half of the floor wire net and half of the floor straw litter) floor (6 pens). Within floor types, three stocking densities (8, 12 and 16 rabbits/m²) were applied....

The aim of the experiment was to study the effect of the floor type and stocking density on the performance of growing rabbits. Five-week-old Pannon White rabbits (n=120) were housed in pens (0.82 m²) until 11 weeks of age. Three groups were established according to the floor type. Straw was put...

The main objectives of this survey were to identify correlations between housing arrangements and prevalence of abnormal repetitive behaviors (ARBs) in equine society. Data were collected by an email questionnaire from 60 participants (stables, owners, equine experts) between 2018 and 2020 in...

In Hungary, where intensive and non-intensive pig production co-exist, in-depth interviews were used to explore the views and priorities of pig producers regarding animal welfare and ethical animal production. Farmers using confinement systems and those with alternative, non-confinement systems...