Acknowledgements Book of abstracts - Publicaties - Vlaanderen.be
Acknowledgements Book of abstracts - Publicaties - Vlaanderen.be
Acknowledgements Book of abstracts - Publicaties - Vlaanderen.be
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Luc Maertens presents Poster 66 during the poster sessions in the Aula.<br />
Session theme 6: Free topics<br />
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Poster 66<br />
ENRICHMENT OF CAGE HOUSING OF FEMALE RABBITS WITH<br />
DIFFERENT GNAWING BLOCKS: EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE,<br />
CONSUMPTION OF BLOCKS AND BEHAVIOUR<br />
L. Maertens<br />
Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Science Unit, Melle, Belgium<br />
The objective <strong>of</strong> the present study was to evaluate different experimental gnawing blocks as cage<br />
enrichment in rabbits. Eighty pregnant rabbit does housed in conventional wire cages were<br />
distributed according to their parity num<strong>be</strong>r in 4 homogenous groups. Does received during one<br />
complete reproductive cycle no enrichment (controls) or a gnawing block (based on wood powder,<br />
wood powder + 15% chicory pulp or wood powder enriched with inulines), hanged up with a wire<br />
at the wall <strong>of</strong> the cage.<br />
Weight development during the lactation was comparable except in does that received the wood<br />
powder blocks. These females had a significant lower weight (p
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