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Effect of access to outdoor grazing and stocking density on space and pasture use, behaviour, reactivity, and growth traits of weaned rabbits.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Sept 2021
Fetiveau M, Savietto D, Gidenne T, Pujol S, Aymard P, Fortun-Lamothe L
Abstract excerpt
In a context of evolving concern over housing conditions of farmed rabbits, we developed a housing system that allows access to an outdoor area. The aim was to study the health status, growth and behaviour of rabbits raised at two stocking densities with access to a paddock, or not. We distributed 299 weaned rabbits in four groups (YH: 100, NH: 99, YL: 50 and NL: 50) using a 2 × 2 factorial design including...
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