Table 11.
Median estimates for occurrence and duration of welfare consequences in reproducing does (occurrence depending on the housing system, while duration is assumed to be similar in different housing systems)
| REPRODUCING DOES | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welfare consequence | Occurrencea | Durationa , b | |||||
| Conventional cages | Elevated pens | Enriched cages | Floor pens | Organic systems | Outdoor system | (All systems) | |
| Prolonged hunger | 6.3% | 2.8% | 8.0% | 12.6% | 2.1% | 7.3% | 44.0% |
| Prolonged thirst | 7.1% | 0.1% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 1.1% | 6.4% | 25.0 |
| Resting problem | 14.8% | 6.2% | 5.0% | 11.4% | 9.2% | 7.5% | 25.0 |
| Heat stress | 16.1% | 2.8% | 10.5% | 19.6% | 20.5% | 20.2% | 19.0% |
| Cold stress | 6.3% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 7.2% | 18.0% |
| Restriction of movement | 54.7% | 58.9% | 57.9% | 1.7% | 30.2% | 3.0% | 70.0% |
| Pododermatitis | 8.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 6.6% | 1.6% | 10.8% | 15.2% |
| Locomotory disorders | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 12.5% |
| Skin lesions and wounds | 1.6% | 12.7% | 0.5% | 14.9% | 4.7% | 15.1% | 20.0% |
| Skin disorders | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 5.6% | 30.0 |
| Respiratory disorders | 6.3% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 7.1% | 25.0% |
| Gastroenteric disorders | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 3.3% | 10.4% | 10.5% |
| Reproductive disorders | 3.1% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 18.7% | 24.9% | 5.0% | 12.5% |
| Mastitis | 4.0% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 5.7% | 19.5% |
| Occurrence of abnormal behaviours | 5.7% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 12.1% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 20.5% |
| Fear | 3.4% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 13.7% | 10.0% |
| Inability to express maternal behaviour | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 8.7% | 3.1% | 9.1% | 18.5% |
| Inability to express positive social interactions | 33.4% | 14.6% | 10.9% | 7.9% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 50.0% |
| Inability to express gnawing behaviour | 59.6% | 16.7% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 6.0% | 60.0% |
a
For better readability, percentages are provided here. However, please note that for the calculation of the welfare impact scores proportions were used.
b
Duration: Lifetime duration was defined as the proportion of the total lifetime in that production stage that an individual rabbit's welfare is impaired.