The present survey evaluates production, research funds and scientific activity relating to
rabbits in Italy, Europe and all over the world during the last 20 years. Official statistics have …

The AGRI committee of the European Parliament requested EFSA to assess the welfare of
rabbits farmed in different production systems, including organic production, and to update …

Further knowledge on aspects of social behaviour in the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus),
including the link to reproduction, could possibly point to new ways to improve housing and …

Collective housing is perceived as a possible way to improve rabbit welfare, especially
among adult females, which are normally individually housed. Part-time group housing …

Providing rabbits with a grassy outdoor area allows them to express a broad variety of
specific behaviours such as grazing where grazeable herbage persists. However, rabbits …

This pilot study tested an on-farm protocol based on resource, management, and animal-
based measures to evaluate the on-farm health and welfare of rabbits kept in four different …

■ Favoriser la construction de la santé des animaux tout au long de leur vie permettra de
poursuivre la réduction de l'utilisation des antibiotiques et des antiparasitaires en élevage et …

Pododermatitis is a disorder with a complex etiology, because potentially determined by
various factors such as posture, nutrition and genetics. In the case of presence of …

Simple Summary Group housing of growing rabbits is currently used in commercial farms to
improve animal welfare. However, these systems have shown some weaknesses, mainly …

Simple Summary The housing of rabbit does in groups is nowadays a subject of study in the
scientific literature due to the public's concerns about animals' welfare. Group housing of …