Table 29.
Prevalence of growing rabbits showing skin lesions and wounds under different housing and management conditions
| Authors | Housing system (surface) | Age (w = weeks; d = days) | Stocking density (rabbits/m2) | Group size (no rabbits) | Injured animals (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szendrö et al. (2009) |
Small cage (0.12 m2) Large cage (0.50 m2) Small pen (0.86 m2) Large pen (1.72 m2) |
9 vs. 10 vs. 11 w | 3.5% vs. 6.1% vs. 10.4% | ||
| 12 vs. 16 | 23.8% vs. 2.7% | ||||
| 2 vs. 6–8 vs. 10–13 vs. 20–26 | 0.0% vs. 7.1% vs. 8.7% vs. 17.4% | ||||
| Princz et al. (2009) |
Small cage (0.122 m2) Open top pens (0.86 m2) |
11 w | 16 | 2 vs. 13 | 5.97% vs. 12.1% in cages vs. pens |
| Szendro et al. (2015) |
Small cage (0.19 m2) Large pen (0.95 m2) |
12 w | 15 | 3 vs. 14 | 0.0% vs. 34.4% in cages vs. pens |
| Trocino et al. (2015) | Open‐top pens (1.68 m2) | 12 vs. 16 | 20 and 27 | 8.2% v. 26.2% a | |
| 76 v. 83 d | 15.0% v. 22.0% (0.10) | ||||
| 11.3% v. 25.8% for females v. males(a) mixed groups | |||||
| Bozicovich et al. (2016) | Cage (0.48 m2) | 77 d | 6 | 58% vs. 25% vs. 79% male group vs. female group vs. mixed group(a) |
Prevalence was calculated basing on 24 animals per group (i.e. 6 rabbits × 4 cages × experimental group).