Rabbits' productive, reproductive and physiological performance traits as affected by heat stress: a review

IFM Marai, AAM Habeeb, AE Gad - Livestock production science, 2002 - Elsevier
Rabbits are very susceptible to heat stress, since they have few functional sweat glands and
have difficulty in eliminating excess body heat, when the environmental temperature is high …

The birth weight of rabbits: Influencing factors and effect on behavioural, productive and reproductive traits: A review

Z Szendrő, M Cullere, T Atkári, A Dalle Zotte - Livestock Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The maternal effect plays an important role in several productive traits of rabbits because the
length of gestation is one month and till the age of 3 weeks (wk) kits consume only their …

Use of zinc oxide nanoparticles in the growing rabbit diets to mitigate hot environmental conditions for sustainable production and improved meat quality

AAA Abdel-Wareth, SA Amer, M Mobashar… - BMC Veterinary …, 2022 - Springer
Background This study evaluated the modulatory effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-
NPs) supplementations on the productive performance, blood biochemistry, carcass criteria …

Welfare of domestic birds and rabbits transported in containers

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare … - EFSA …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This opinion, produced upon a request from the European Commission, focuses on
transport of domestic birds and rabbits in containers (eg any crate, box, receptacle or other …

The expression of liver TNF-α gene, liver and small intestine histology of thermal stressed growing rabbits affected by allicin and lycopene

YM El-Gindy, SHA Hafsa, NM El-Deeb - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Thermal stress negatively affects the productive performance and immunity
responses of rabbits. In this study, we examined the effects of two allicin (AL) and lycopene …

Enhancing semen quality, brain neurotransmitters, and antioxidant status of rabbits under heat stress by acacia gum, vitamin C, and lycopene as dietary supplements: an in vitro …

TA Imbabi, WS Habashy, GM Abol-Fetouh… - Italian Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In the current study, the effects of enhancing semen quality, brain neurotransmitters, and
antioxidant status in rabbits under heat stress with acacia gum, vitamin C, and lycopene as …

[PDF][PDF] Biological functions in young pregnant rabbit does as affected by heat stress and lighting regime under subtropical conditions of Egypt

IFM Marai, AAM Haeeb, AE Gad - Tropical and Subtropical …, 2007 - redalyc.org
The present work was planned to study the effects of different lighting regimes under both
mild and hot subtropical environmental conditions of Egypt on New Zealand White (NZW) …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of temperature-humidity index (THI) on the performance of rabbits (Oryctolaguscuniculus) in the humid tropics

OD Asemota, P Aduba, G Bello-Onaghise… - Archivos de …, 2017 - redalyc.org
This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of temperature-humidity index (THI) on
rabbit husbandry performance in Benin City, Nigeria. The experiment was conducted using …

Antioxidant and anti-apoptotic potential of whole-pomegranate extract promoted growth performance, physiological homeostasis, and meat quality of V-line rabbits …

TA Imbabi, O Ahmed-Farid, DA Selim… - Animal Feed Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present research evaluated the antioxidant and anti-apoptotic potentialities of whole-
pomegranate extract (WPE) on the performance, hemato-biochemical indices, carcass yield …

Reproductive traits of female rabbits as affected by heat stress and lighting regime under subtropical conditions of Egypt

IFM Marai, AAM Habeeb, AE Gad - Animal Science, 2004 - cambridge.org
The present work was planned to study the effects of different lighting regimes in both mild
and hot periods of the year on New Zealand White doe rabbit traits. The light regimes used …