Effects of group size and cage enrichment on social behaviour and skin injuries of breeding rabbits housed part-time in group
Housing of breeding does in group pens can result in skin injuries and stress due to maternal protective behaviour and hierarchy fights. Aggression can be partly reduced by using single-litter cages during the first weeks of the reproductive cycle and by delaying the grouping of does with their litt...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731123001465 |