Behaviour and reactivity of growing rabbits housed in collective pens: Effects of floor type and stocking density at different ages

Behaviour and reactivity of growing rabbits housed in collective pens: Effects of floor type and stocking density at different ages

At 33 d of age, 376 crossbred rabbits of both genders were housed in sex-mixed groups in 16 open-top collective pens (1.68 m2) in a factorial arrangement, with 2 types of flooring (wooden slats vs. plastic grid, W vs. P) and 2 stocking densities (12 vs. 16 animals/m2). Behavioural recordings (time b...

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Main Authors: Angela Trocino, Eirini Filiou, Cristina Zomeño, Marco Birolo, Daniela Bertotto, Gerolamo Xiccato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2018-06-01
Series:World Rabbit Science
Subjects:
collective housing
time budget
fear
stress
gender
age
Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/wrs/article/view/7747

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