[EN] Four experiments are described relating to gnawing sticks application in rabbit housing. In experiment 1 and 2, Pannon White rabbits, weaned at the age of five weeks, were placed into pens with wire net floor. In ...
[EN] The reproductive performances of intensively reared does were evaluated under farm conditions in Greece, during the summer (hot) and winter (moderate) period. Litter size at birth (respectively 6.9 vs 7.8 live young), ...
[EN] Using a 3-factorial design, the effect of two
commercial diluents (IMV vs Minitüb), two storage times
(fresh vs 6h storage at ambient temperature) and a lighting
schedule was stud1ed on artificial inseminated does. ...
[EN] Although the rabbit is considered as a mammal
with an extreme high reproduction capacity, the irregular
alternation of oestrous and anoestrous periods 1s a
disadvantage in view of a regular, synchronized ...
[EN] A study of the mortality rate at birth and the
distribution of litter size frequencies was performed on 3
consecutive artificial inseminations of 2 groups of rabbit does.
In the experimental group the does were ...
[EN] Poly(lactic acid) (PIA) and poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) were blended and bionanocomposite films were prepared by solvent casting method adding 1 or 3 wt% of cellulose nanocrystals extracted from Carmagnola carded ...
[EN] Novel gluten based bionanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) and cellulose
nanocrystals (CNC) extracted from sunflower stalks by respectively a steam explosion treatment and
a hydrolysis procedure, ...
[EN] Among the main physiological stress indicators, the temperature evaluation is very important and
innovative because it may be monitored without directly interacting with the animal. The use of a thermographic
system, ...
[EN] Identification and monitoring of farm animals are effective tools for traceability. Current livestock identification systems are not 100% efficient and present certain disadvantages such as losses, breakages and an ...
[EN] Rabbit breeding is practiced in many hot climate countries and contributes in terms of agricultural activities to rural development. In Tunisia two different rabbit breeding systems can be identified - the "traditional" ...