Table 31.

Hazards related to skin lesions in growing rabbits. Hazards written in bold are scientifically proven by more than one source, those in normal text were found in only one paper, those in italic have been mentioned by the experts invited to the technical hearing meeting

Hazard category	Hazard
Housing	Collective housing (increased group size) Stocking density (> 40 kg/m2) The combination of collective housing with large group size and at high stocking density with late slaughter age Damaged equipment – see does
Ambient condition	Photoperiod (inducing sexual activity)
Genetics	lines with early onset of sexual activity
Nutrition and feeding	No hazard identified
Management of biosecurity	No hazard identified
Management of reproduction	No hazard identified
Other	Late slaughter age (> 10–11 weeks) (developing sexual maturity and reduced available functional surface) Absence of enrichment (gnawing stick) Group social‐management (no removal of biting rabbits)