Rearing domestic rabbits in breeding groups: a contribution to animal welfare in rabbit farming (1991)

Stauffacher, M.

Abstract

In traditional and commercial rabbit breeding does and bucks are kept isolated in cages and mating and weaning of their offspring follow various breeding schedules. ... Behavioural disorders of bucks, mothers and young, cannibalism and high loss of pups, which are known in traditional rabbit breeding, did not occur in nine breeding groups [4-5 does, 1 buck, offspring up to weaning].