Original research article
Effect of Alternative Housing on Carcass Traits of Rabbits
2003, 68 (3) p. 151-154
Szilvia Metzger, Károly Kustos, Zsolt Szendrő, András Szabó, Csilla Eiben, István Nagy
Abstract
One hundred and sixty one New Zealand White weaned rabbits were housed in cages (0.4x0.4 m, 3 rabbits/cage, 18.7 rabbits/m2) or in a pen on deep litter (3x3.3 m, 0.2 m thick wheat straw litter, 80 rabbits/pen, 8.1 rabbits/m2). At 13 weeks of age pen-housed rabbits (n=52) had lower body weight (2318 vs. 2437 g; P
Keywords
rabbit, housing, cage, pen, carcass traits
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