Rabbit

Newly developed enriched rabbit cage design

A cage design is described which allows for social contact and increases complexity of cage space.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Landsfeldt, J. M. 1994. Newly developed enriched rabbit cage design. Scanbur News 1, 2.

Biology and disease of rabbits

The high incidence of ulcerative pododermatitis (sore hocks) in rabbits kept on wire-bottomed cages and the problem of single-caged rabbits with trichobezoars is underscored.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Kraus, A. L., Weisbroth, S. H., Flatt, R. E. 1994. Biology and disease of rabbits. In: Laboratory Animal Medicine. Fox, J. G., Cohen, B. J., Loew, F. M. (eds), 207-240. Academic Press, Orlando, FL.

Circadian wheel running activity rhythms in two strains of domestic rabbit

Results from experiments on two strains of domestic rabbit show that despite their hopping gait, circadian locomotor rhythms can be successfully measured using running wheels specially designed for large laboratory mammals. Three female rabbits of an English outbred strain were...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Kennedy, G. A., Hudson, R., Armstrong, S. M. 1994. Circadian wheel running activity rhythms in two strains of domestic rabbit. Physiology and Behavior 55, 385-389.

Animal boredom – A model of chronic suffering in captive animals and its consequences for environmental enrichment

Discussion of the term 'animal boredom' and of basic environmental enrichment options for rabbits.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Emotion, Pain, & Sentience, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General, Rabbit

Citation: Wemelsfelder, F. 1994. Animal boredom - A model of chronic suffering in captive animals and its consequences for environmental enrichment. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 8, 587-591.

The Accommodation of Laboratory Animals in Accordance with Animal Welfare Requirements: Rabbits

Berlin Workshop' recommendations for the adequate housing of rabbits in the research laboratory setting address the following issues: (1) Should rabbits be maintained in pens or in cages. Housing laboratory rabbits in groups in floor pens is recommended as a...

Year Published: 1994Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Stauffacher, M., Bell, D. J., Schulz, K.-D. B. V. et al. 1994. Rabbits. In: The Accommodation of Laboratory Animals in Accordance With Animal Welfare Requirements. Proceedings of an International Workshop Held at the Bundesgesundheitsamt, Berlin [The Berlin Workshop]. O'Donoghue, P. N. (ed), 15-30. Bundesministerium f?r Ern?hrung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten, Bonn, Germany.

Environmental enrichment information resources for laboratory animals: 1965-1995: birds, cats, dogs, farm animals, ferrets, rabbits, and rodents (Vol

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Bird, Cat, Cattle, Dog, Equine, Ferret, Goat, Pig, Rabbit, Rodent, Sheep

Citation: Smith CP, Taylor V, Nicol C. 1995. Environmental enrichment information resources for laboratory animals: 1965-1995: birds, cats, dogs, farm animals, ferrets, rabbits, and rodents (Vol. 2). DIANE publishing.

Choices of laboratory rabbits for individual or group-housing

Low-ranking does did not avoid living an a group [even though they received more aggressions than high-ranking does] when given the choice of access to a solitary pen.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Held, S. D. E., Turner, R. J., Wootton, R. J. 1995. Choices of laboratory rabbits for individual or group-housing. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 46, 81-91.

Rabbits

This short paper introduces the general housing and husbandry of laboratory rabbits. The behavior of wild rabbits is compared with that of their laboratory counterparts, and consideration is given to their behavioral needs from the welfare point of view as...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Gunn, D., Morton, D. B. 1995. Rabbits. Animal Welfare Information Center [AWIC] Resource Series 2, 127-132.

Inventory of the behaviour of New Zealand white rabbits in laboratory cages

Detailed ethogram of singly caged rabbits. The level of mobility (1.2%) reflected their inability to hop normally and, in addition, they were unable to sit up, rear fully or stretch out because of spatial restriction. All rabbits showed stereotyped activities...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Gunn, D., Morton, D. B. 1995. Inventory of the behaviour of New Zealand white rabbits in laboratory cages. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 45, 277-292.

Behavioural problems of rabbits in cages

In the pens with straw, the animals spent about 11 per cent of the time eating and investigating the bedding material.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Metz, J. H. M. 1995. Behavioural problems of rabbits in cages. In: Proceedings of the Animals in Science Conference. Johnston, N. E. (ed.), 221-229. Research Ethics Unit, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.