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Are combi parks just as useful as regular parks for fatteners for part-time group housing of rabbit does?

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Are combi parks just as useful as regular parks for fatteners for part-time group housing of rabbit does?

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dc.contributor.author Rommers, Jorine es_ES
dc.contributor.author de Greef, Karel H. es_ES
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-03T11:16:21Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-03T11:16:21Z
dc.date.issued 2018-12-27
dc.identifier.issn 1257-5011
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10251/114676
dc.description.abstract [EN] Group housing of lactating rabbit does is desirable from a welfare standpoint, but agonistic behaviour can cause severe skin injuries, which are undesired for animal welfare. Park layout, creating hiding places and escape possibilities, may help redirect attention away from fighting, which could in turn help prevent skin damage. An experiment was performed to test whether more damaging behaviour would occur in a combi park (with nest box panels) after mixing, compared to a regular park for fatteners, as nest box panels would obstruct does when escaping aggressive interactions. In addition, the position of the PVC pipe underneath the platform differed between parks (longitudinal or transversal), resulting in different escape routes. Twenty-two parks were used, in which 5 does per park were grouped at 23 d of lactation until weaning at 36 d of lactation. Skin injuries were scored at 4 d after grouping and on the day before weaning. The presence of nest box panels in a combi park and the position of the PVC pipe underneath the platform did not affect the level of skin damage. Moderate to severe injuries were observed, mostly at the hind quarters, ears and head. Five to 6% of the does were severely injured (wounds). There was a positive relationship between the average skin injury per park at 4 d after grouping and at weaning. On average, average injury score per park increased from grouping to weaning, but there are differences between individual parks. From this experiment it can be concluded that group housing of lactating rabbit does involves animals getting injured. In fact, 5 to 6% of the does were severely injured (wounds). Social dynamics of group housed does are insufficiently understood and might be important to reduce damaging behaviour in group housing. es_ES
dc.description.sponsorship This study was financed by the PPS “Duurzame konijnenhouderij” (TKI-AF-15234) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs. We thank Mr and Mrs Slegh, at whose farm the experiment was conducted. Without their help this experiment would not have been possible. es_ES
dc.language Inglés es_ES
dc.publisher Universitat Politècnica de València
dc.relation.ispartof World Rabbit Science
dc.rights Reserva de todos los derechos es_ES
dc.subject Rabbits es_ES
dc.subject Lactating does es_ES
dc.subject Group housing es_ES
dc.subject Skin injuries es_ES
dc.subject Social behaviour es_ES
dc.title Are combi parks just as useful as regular parks for fatteners for part-time group housing of rabbit does? es_ES
dc.type Artículo es_ES
dc.date.updated 2019-01-03T10:56:35Z
dc.identifier.doi 10.4995/wrs.2018.9587
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Topsector Agri & Food//TKI-AF-15234/
dc.rights.accessRights Abierto es_ES
dc.description.bibliographicCitation Rommers, J.; De Greef, KH. (2018). Are combi parks just as useful as regular parks for fatteners for part-time group housing of rabbit does?. World Rabbit Science. 26(4):299-305. https://doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2018.9587 es_ES
dc.description.accrualMethod SWORD es_ES
dc.relation.publisherversion https://doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2018.9587 es_ES
dc.description.upvformatpinicio 299 es_ES
dc.description.upvformatpfin 305 es_ES
dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion es_ES
dc.description.volume 26
dc.description.issue 4
dc.identifier.eissn 1989-8886
dc.contributor.funder Topsector Agri & Food, Holanda
dc.contributor.funder Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Holanda
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