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Cissy Riedel1 and Barbara Tzschentke1,2 1Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (ADTI) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) 2Senior researcher at the Institute for Agricultural and Urban Ecological Projects (IASP) at HU and Private Docent at the ADTI ABSTRACT Commercial chicks are conventionally incubated and hatch under darkness. The perception of light through retinal […]
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Housing and welfare of growing rabbits. Part I – Groups size, space requirement and floor type
Zsolt Szendrő Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kaposvár Campus, 7400 Kaposvár Guba Sándor str. 40, Hungary ABSTRACT Commercial rabbits are traditionally kept in cage systems. These systems are criticised by animal welfare organisations. The main arguments are limited space to move, particularly when only small groups are housed in a cage, high stocking […]
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