In this case study, a housing system for rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) was developed, complying with the new German Welfare Regulation, and evaluated on-farm with regard to the rabbits' behaviour during four fattening periods. The housing system was characterised by the large group size of...
Author(s)
Kimm, S.; Rauterberg, S. L.; Bill, J.; Stracke, J.; Kemper, N.; Fels, M.
Publisher
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), Wheathampstead, UK
Citation
Animal Welfare, 2021, 30, 4, pp 493-506
One of the goals of environmental enrichment is to encourage species-typical behaviors, while discouraging abnormal behaviors or stereotypies. Assessing the effectiveness of various enrichment modalities can be challenging, particularly for prey species such as rabbits that exhibit freezing...
Author(s)
Coda, K. A.; Fortman, J. D.; García, K. D.
Publisher
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Memphis, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 2020, 59, 4, pp 356-364
Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV), which is a calicivirus, is used as a biocontrol agent to suppress European wild rabbit populations in Australia. The transmission of RHDV can be influenced by social interactions of rabbits; however, there is a paucity of this knowledge about juvenile ...
Author(s)
Sawyers, E.; Cox, T. E.; Fleming, P. J. S.; Leung, L. K. P.; Morris, S.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS ONE, 2022, 17, 7,
In Brazil, scarce data are available, and little is known about rabbit welfare. This study aimed to apply welfare protocols for growing rabbits, bucks, does, and kits on farms with different rabbit production purposes: meat, pets, and teaching/research. Two separate protocols based on the 4...
Author(s)
Silva, K. G. da; Borges, T. D.; Costa, L. B.; Dalmau, A.; Sotomaior, C. S.
Publisher
Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 2022, 54, pp 36-53
The present paper was designated to assess the perceived frequency of problematic rabbit behavior in a sample of pet rabbit owners and to characterize this behavior. For this purpose, a questionnaire was administered to 423 rabbit owners from Spain and Latin America. The collected data was...
Author(s)
González-Martínez, Á.; Castro, S.; Camino, F.; Rosado, B.; Luño-Muniesa, I.; Diéguez, F. J.
Publisher
Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 2022, 49, pp 65-70
Further knowledge on aspects of social behaviour in the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), including the link to reproduction, could possibly point to new ways to improve housing and breeding conditions in rabbit farming. In this review, I present some results of our long-term study on a...
Publisher
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Citation
World Rabbit Science, 2022, 30, 1, pp 47-59
This chapter describes the behaviour, handling, breeding, mating, pregnancy, pregnancy diagnosis, reproductive diseases, kindling, housing, mortality, feeding, mortality and marking of rabbits in production systems.
Author(s)
Lukefahr, S. D.; McNitt, J. I.; Cheeke, P. R.; Patton, N. M.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781789249781)
Full TextCABI Book Chapter Info
The different aspects of rabbit behavior which includes feeding, sexual, and social behavior are discussed in this chapter giving consideration to environmental factors affecting the animals behavior.
Author(s)
Lukefahr, S.; McNitt, J. I.; Cheeke, P. R.; Patton, N. M.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781789249781)
Prevention of pain in rabbits is a priority for both welfare and validity of scientific data. We aimed to determine if the rabbit grimace scale (RbtGS) could be used as a viable, rapid assessment tool in two breeds of rabbit, Dutch belted (DB) and New Zealand white (NZW), following orchidectomy, as ...
Author(s)
Miller, A. L.; Clarkson, J. M.; Quigley, C.; Neville, V.; Krall, C.; Geijer-Simpson, A.; Flecknell, P. A.; Leach, M. C.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022, 8, February,
Struggling with problem behaviour in rabbits can leave you frustrated, embarrassed, and feeling helpless. You're not alone - over forty percent of the 1.5 million pet rabbits in the UK show behaviours that their owners wish they didn't! The lives of these rabbits, and their owners, can be improved...
Publisher
5M Publishing, Sheffield, UK
Citation
Behavioural problems in rabbits: a clinical approach, 2018, pp 234 pp.