Hair cortisol concentrations in New Zealand white rabbits subjected to surgery

Authors: T. Peric, A. Comin, M. Corazzin, M. Montillo, F. Canavese, M. Stebel, A. Prandi

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, hair, hpa axis, rabbit, surgery

2018

Analysis of Factors Relating to Companion Rabbits Relinquished to Two United Kingdom Rehoming Centers

Authors: Clare F. Ellis, Wanda McCormick, Ambrose Tinarwo

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: oryctolagus cuniculus, rabbit, rehoming center, relinquishment, shelter

2017

A meta-analysis on the effects of the housing environment on the behaviour, mortality, and performance of growing rabbits

Authors: R. Sommerville, R. Ruiz, X. Averós

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, growing rabbit, meta-analysis, mortality, performance

2017

Assessing Animal Welfare Impacts in the Management of European Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), European Moles (Talpa europaea) and Carrion Crows (Corvus corone)

Authors: S. E. Baker, T. M. Sharp, D. W. Macdonald

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: aggregation, consequences, conservation, dislocation, multidisciplinary sciences, predation, strategies, thresholds, traps, vertebrate pest-control, wildlife

2016

Improving Animal Welfare in Wildlife Shooting: The Importance of Projectile Energy

Authors: J. O. Hampton, P. J. Adams, D. M. Forsyth, B. D. Cowled, I. G. Stuart, T. H. Hyndman, T. Collins

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Society Bulletin

Keywords: animal welfare, bullet, hunting, projectile, shooting

2016

Mothers and offspring: The rabbit as a model system in the study of mammalian maternal behavior and sibling interactions

Authors: G. González-Mariscal, M. Caba, M. Martínez-Gómez, A. Bautista, R. Hudson

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: circadian, estradiol, light–dark cycle, nest building, oxytocin, pregnancy, progesterone, prolactin, siblings, suckling

2016

Rehoming of pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Sweden: an investigation of national advertisement

Authors: L. Ulfsdotter, A. Lundberg, M. Andersson

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal owner, animal welfare, behaviour, pet, rabbit, rehoming

2016

The effect of four different feeding regimes on rabbit behaviour

Authors: J. L. Prebble, F. M. Langford, D. J. Shaw, A. L. Meredith

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, agriculture, behavioral sciences, behaviour, dairy & animal science, diets, domestic rabbits, environmental enrichment, feeding, food, hay, laboratory rabbits, oryctolagus cuniculus, pet rabbits, rabbit, sciences, veterinary, welfare, wild rabbit, zealand white-rabbits

2015

A simple quantitative method for assessing animal welfare outcomes in terrestrial wildlife shooting: the European rabbit as a case study

Authors: J. O. Hampton, D. M. Forsyth, D. I. Mackenzie, I. G. Stuart

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, european rabbit, hunting, instantaneous death rate, time to death, wounding rate

2015

Aversion to the inhalation of nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures compared to high concentrations of carbon dioxide for stunning rabbits

Authors: P. Llonch, P. Rodríguez, A. Velarde, V. Abreu de Lima, A. Dalmau

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, aversion, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, rabbits, stunning

2012