The effect of pen size and an enrichment structure (elevated platform) on the performances and the behaviour of fattening rabbits

The effects of a (30 cm high) elevated platform as an enrichment structure on the behaviour and performance of fattening rabbits kept in groups were investigated. Three housing systems for fattening rabbits were compared using a stocking density of 15 rabbits m-2. The rabbits were housed either in large pens (3.67 m2 plus a platform […]