Alexander, Francesco Luca Alexander; Buttigieg, Noel; Attard, George(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-06-28)
[EN] This study aimed to analyse trends in rabbit meat consumption amongst consumers in selected Maltese rural communities. To the best of the authors knowledge, this is the first study that attempts to assess and report ...
Attard, George; Liotta, Luigi; Lopreiato, Vincenzo; Chiofalo, Vincenzo; Di Rosa, Ambra Rita(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-06-28)
[EN] Pistachios, a delicacy food product produced mostly in Sicily, generate significant amounts of skins during processing. This by-product has been incorporated in growing/finishing rabbit diet formulations. Hence, the ...
[EN] In the European Union (EU), organic rabbit farming (ORF) remains uncommon (?50 farms), found mainly in France, and to a much lesser extent in Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. As rabbits are herbivorous, ORF is ...
Shouket, Usama; Ahmad, Rana Manzoor; Waseem, Muhammad Tahir; Khan, Abdul Majid; Zubaid, Sania(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-03-28)
[EN] Stable isotope analysis (SIA) is an evolving method for determining diet, understanding food web and resolving biogeochemical issues in the ecosystem. This study aims to trace out ecological niche preferences/partitioning ...
Rosell, Joan M.; de la Fuente, Luis F.; Casais, Rosa(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-03-28)
[EN] In this study we determined occurrence of mange in breeding rabbits on 1368 commercial farms in Portugal and Spain during 1996-2022. We obtained our information by carrying out 11 737 visits to 1334 doe farms, 11 farms ...