Van Damme, Liesbeth G. W.; Delezie, Evelyne; Maertens, Luc; Ampe, Bart; Tuyttens, Frank A. M.(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-03-31)
[EN] Societal demands for group housing of social farm animals such as rabbits are increasing due to animal welfare concerns. When breeding does are housed in groups, maternal protective behaviour negatively affects the ...
Mukaila, Ridwan(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-03-31)
[EN] Reducing malnutrition and poverty remains at the centre of policy. Rabbit rearing, of great economic importance, is a critical pathway to achieving this. Good knowledge of the profitability of rabbit production and ...
Belabbas, Rafik; Ezzeroug, Rym; García, María de la Luz; Berbar, Ali; Zitouni, Ghania; Taalaziza, Djamel; Boudjella, Zoulikha; Boudahdir, Nassima; Dis, Samir; Argente, María José(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-03-31)
[EN] The aim of this study was to analyse the relationships between kit birth weight and litter size with
kit survival from birth to weaning, and to estimate the effects of place of birth, nest quality, cannibalism,
lactation, ...
[EN] The effects of a moderate incorporation of dehydrated sainfoin Perly cultivar (DS) in rabbit feeds on the performance and health of reproductive and growing rabbits were analysed over two consecutive reproductive ...
[EN] Consumers are increasingly animal welfare-conscious and critical of indoor caged housing systems such as those used in rabbit farming, and Europe has committed to legislate a ban on caged animal farming. Research has ...