ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025
Impact of different controlled temperature and humidity conditions on the behaviour, posture and spatial needs in fattening rabbits.
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- Dietary Guinea hen weed (Petiveria alliacea) leaf meal improves growth performance, redox balance and inflammatory indices in rabbits raised under hot-humid tropical conditions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effect of space allowance and transport container height on the welfare of fattening rabbits under different environmental thermal conditions.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of thermal conditions on the posture and behaviour of fattening rabbits and to determine the minimum space allowance and height required in a transport container to allow for thermoregulatory behaviours. Thirty-six rabbits (2.27 ± 0.13 kg) of hybrid genetics were fasted for 6 h and then exposed to three thermal treatments (T1: 15.3°C and 63.0% RH; T2: 22.9°C and 38.3% RH; T3: 31.1°C and 35.5% RH) for 8 h in a climate-controlled chamber. Postural and behavioural responses were continuously recorded via video and subsequently analysed using standardised ethograms. These responses were also analyzed by comparing the first and last 4 h of exposure to assess temporal changes in response to thermal treatments but no significant differences were found between them. The space occupied by each rabbit was quantified through digital image analysis. Results showed that the warmer the thermal treatment, the more frequently the rabbits adopted sprawled postures, while self-grooming and exploratory behaviours decreased and inactivity increased significantly. Rabbits tend to avoid physical contact under higher temperatures, likely as a mechanism to enhance heat dissipation. The space occupied varied with posture: 168 cm
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