The aim of this study is to define parameters related to health and welfare of animals even in industrial farms with intensive husbandry. Therefore, we tried to increase the knowledge on rabbit welfare by the use of correct tools for monitoring the different aspects of rabbit industrial farming, in order to improve the efficiency of farms and the productive performances of animals. Our study is based firstly on the characterization of health, management, environmental and physiological parameters and, secondly, on the definition of protocols to assess welfare of rabbits. All the entered values are then utilized for a score system to establish health and welfare conditions in industrial farms.

Search for key health and welfare indicators for meat rabbit production and definition of a score method of evaluation / M. Cerioli, R. Brivio, G. Grilli, C. Tittarelli, V. Marasciulo, A. Lavazza - In: 9th World rabbit congress : June, 10-13, 2008 Verona : ProceedingsCastanet-Tolosan : WRSA, 2008. - pp. 915-919 (( Intervento presentato al 9. convegno World Rabbit Congress tenutosi a Verona nel 2008.

Search for key health and welfare indicators for meat rabbit production and definition of a score method of evaluation

G. Grilli;
2008

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The aim of this study is to define parameters related to health and welfare of animals even in industrial farms with intensive husbandry. Therefore, we tried to increase the knowledge on rabbit welfare by the use of correct tools for monitoring the different aspects of rabbit industrial farming, in order to improve the efficiency of farms and the productive performances of animals. Our study is based firstly on the characterization of health, management, environmental and physiological parameters and, secondly, on the definition of protocols to assess welfare of rabbits. All the entered values are then utilized for a score system to establish health and welfare conditions in industrial farms.
Welfare indicators ; Monitoring ; Health and zootechnical parameters ; Score system
Settore VET/05 - Malattie Infettive degli Animali Domestici
2008
World Rabbit Science Association
WRSA
http://world-rabbit-science.com/WRSA-Proceedings/Congress-2008-Verona/Papers/P-Cerioli.pdf
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