Behaviour, wounds, weight loss and adrenal weight of rabbit does as affected by semi-group housing

Group housing is often assumed to improve the welfare of gregarious species. Whether this is actually the case depends on the advantages (e.g. more opportunity for social and locomotor behaviour) and disadvantages (e.g. increased fighting and wounding) induced by the...

Year Published: 2015Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Buijs, S., Maertens, L., Hermans, K. et al. 2015. Behaviour, wounds, weight loss and adrenal weight of rabbit does as affected by semi-group housing. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 172, 44-51.

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An incidence of pseudopregnancy associated with the social enrichment of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculi)

Here we describe a case of pseudopregnancy in a New Zealand White rabbit as a result of pair housing with an aggressive conspecific. Clinical signs included fur pulling and nest building that developed shortly after separation from the aggressor. An...

Year Published: 2016Topics: ReproductionAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Carter, C. L, Adams, J. K., Czarra, J. A. et al. 2016. An incidence of pseudopregnancy associated with the social enrichment of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculi). JAALAS 55(1), 98-99.

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