Table 12.
Median estimates for occurrence and duration of welfare consequences in kits (occurrence depending on the housing system, while duration is assumed to be similar in different housing systems)
| KITS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welfare consequence | Occurrencea | Durationa , b | |||||
| Conventional cages | Elevated pens | Enriched cages | Floor pens | Organic systems | Outdoor system | (All systems) | |
| Prolonged hunger | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 10.6% | 7.9% | 11.3% | 35.0% |
| Prolonged thirst | 9.7% | 3.3% | 8.9% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 30.0% |
| Resting problem | 6.9% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 1.0% | 5.3% | 32.5% |
| Heat stress | 5.5% | 1.0% | 9.8% | 1.5% | 15.8% | 41.4% | 15.0% |
| Cold stress | 4.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 20.3% | 26.7% | 15.0% |
| Restriction of movement | 13.6% | 2.8% | 42.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 15.0% |
| Locomotory disorders | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 4.4% | 3.0% |
| Skin lesions and wounds | 0.9% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 8.0% | 0.8% | 16.5 | 15.0% |
| Skin disorders | 3.1% | 2.9% | 15.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 34.5% |
| Respiratory disorders | 1.3% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 7.5% | 3.0% | 22.7% | 17.5% |
| Gastroenteric disorders | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 9.9% | 12.8% | 33.8% | 17.5% |
| Neonatal disorders | 3.3% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 12.3% | 6.5% | 23.8% | 13.5% |
| Fear | 2.3% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 6.7% | 25.0% |
| Inability to express positive social interactions | 3.4% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.5% | 40.0% |
| Inability to express gnawing behaviour | 29.7% | 37.6% | 44.4% | 0.0% | 22.2% | 8.3% | 80.0% |
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.