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Effect of different housing systems (single and group penning) on the health and welfare of commercial female rabbits


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Title: Effect of different housing systems (single and group penning) on the health and welfare of commercial female rabbits
Authors : Pérez Fuentes, Sara
Muñoz Silvestre, Asunción
Moreno Grúa, Elena
Martínez Paredes, Eugenio Melchor
Viana Martín, David
Selva Martínez, Laura
Corpa Arenas, Juan Manuel
Keywords: Conejos - Aspectos ambientales.Rabbits - Environmental aspects.Animal welfare.Rabbits - Breeding.Bienestar animal.Cunicultura.
Publisher: Elsevier.
Citation: Pérez Fuentes, S., Muñoz Silvestre, A., Moreno Grua, E., Martínez Paredes, E., Viana, D., Selva, L., et al. (2020). Effect of different housing systems (single and group penning) on the health and welfare of commercial female rabbits. Animal, vol. 14, i. 6 (jun.), pp. 1270-1277. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731119003379.
Abstract: In recent decades, concern about rabbit welfare and sustainability has increased. The housing system is a very important factor for animal welfare. However, information about how different available housing types for female rabbits affect their health status is scarce, but this is an important factor for their welfare. Hence, the objective of this study was to evaluate the health status of female rabbits in five common housing systems: three different single-housing systems with distinct available surfaces and heights; a single-housing system with a platform; a collective system. Female rabbits in the collective and platform cages had greater cortisol concentrations in hair than those in the single-housing system with no platform. Haptoglobin concentrations and kit mortality rates during lactation were greater for the collective-cage female rabbits. The collective group had more culled females and more lesions than in the other groups. The main reasons for culling in all the groups were reproduction problems and presence of abscesses, and the collective group of females was the most affected. In conclusion, it appears that keeping females together in collective systems negatively affects their health status and welfare, while single-housing systems imply lower kit mortality rates during lactation and cortisol concentrations, and fewer lesions in female rabbits.
Description: Este artículo se encuentra disponible en la siguiente URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731119003379?via%3Dihub
En esta investigación también participan: A. Muñoz-Silvestre, E. Moreno-Grua, E. Martínez-Paredes, D. Viana, L. Selva, A. Villagrá, C. Sanz-Tejero, J.J. Pascual, C. Cervera y J.M. Corpa.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10637/12456
Rights : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
ISSN: 1751-7311
1751-732X (Electrónico).
Issue Date: 1-Jun-2020
Center : Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU
Appears in Collections:Dpto. Producción y Sanidad Animal, Salud Pública Veterinaria y Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos





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