Search for key health and welfare indicators for meat rabbit production and definition of a score method of evaluation
Contributo in Atti di convegno
Data di Pubblicazione:
2008
Citazione:
Search for key health and welfare indicators for meat rabbit production and definition of a score method of evaluation / M. Cerioli, R. Brivio, G. Grilli, C. Tittarelli, V. Marasciulo, A. Lavazza - In: 9th World rabbit congress : June, 10-13, 2008 Verona : ProceedingsCastanet-Tolosan : WRSA, 2008. - pp. 915-919 (( Intervento presentato al 9. convegno World Rabbit Congress tenutosi a Verona nel 2008.
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to define parameters related to health and welfare of animals even in industrial farms with intensive husbandry. Therefore, we tried to increase the knowledge on rabbit welfare by
the use of correct tools for monitoring the different aspects of rabbit industrial farming, in order to improve the efficiency of farms and the productive performances of animals. Our study is based firstly
on the characterization of health, management, environmental and physiological parameters and, secondly, on the definition of protocols to assess welfare of rabbits. All the entered values are then
utilized for a score system to establish health and welfare conditions in industrial farms.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
Welfare indicators ; Monitoring ; Health and zootechnical parameters ; Score system
Elenco autori:
M. Cerioli, R. Brivio, G. Grilli, C. Tittarelli, V. Marasciulo, A. Lavazza
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Titolo del libro:
9th World rabbit congress : June, 10-13, 2008 Verona : Proceedings