Performance and behaviour of rabbit does in a group-housing system with natural mating or artificial insemination

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 677-687

  Rommers, Jorine M ^a   Boiti, Cristiano ^b   De Jong, Ingrid ^a   Brecchia, Gabrielle ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Group housing; Pseudo pregnancy; Rabbits; Reproduction; Welfare

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOE (MAMMAL); FEMALE; HOUSING; MATING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN INJURY; WEANING;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BITES AND STINGS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RABBITS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33845544359     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: 12979708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2006038     Document Type: Article

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