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Summary Documents

Welfare Issues Table - Growing Rabbits

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A summary table which outlines the main welfare issues experienced by growing (meat) rabbits and offers some alternative solutions.

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Breeding Doe And Babies

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Welfare Issues Table - Breeding Does

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A summary table which outlines the main welfare issues experienced by breeding does and offers some alternative solutions.

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Rabbit In Field

Summary Documents

Welfare Potential Matrix – Meat Rabbits and Does

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A summary table which outlines the welfare potential by production system for meat rabbits and does using a ‘Bad-Better-Best’ model.

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Case Studies

Kani-Swiss case study on Group Housing for Does

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Case study on the Group Housing of Does in the Kani-Swiss system highlighting the welfare benefits for Does.
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Kaufland Rabbits

Scientific Reviews

Welfare of Growing Rabbits

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Full technical information sheet. Suitable for readers with some prior knowledge or wanting to learn about the topic in more detail. 

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Breeding Doe

Scientific Reviews

Welfare of Breeding Rabbits

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Full technical information sheet. Suitable for readers with some prior knowledge or wanting to learn about the topic in more detail. 

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Scientific Reviews

Rabbit Meat Production in the EU

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Full technical information sheet. Suitable for readers with some prior knowledge or wanting to learn about the topic in more detail. 

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Scientific Reviews

The Welfare of Farmed Rabbits in Commercial Production Systems - A Scientific Review

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The independent report reviewing ‘The Welfare of Farmed Rabbits in Commercial Production Systems’ was written by researchers from the University of Bristol and commissioned by Compassion in World Farming. It comprises an independent review of the scientific literature on rabbits, incorporating knowledge of their natural behaviour and biology in the wild, and studies of their welfare in European production systems.

 

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