The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has estimated that about 1.4 million
households have pet rabbits, with a total of 3.2 million rabbits maintained as pets. 1 Because …

This study assessed the effect of gas stunning which has not been conducted until now in
comparison with slaughter without stunning on the welfare and meat quality of rabbits …

Early life heat stress negatively affects rabbit production and well‐being. However, the
physiological response to acute heat stress in later life is not clearly defined. The present …

The study compared changes in blood biochemistry, hormonal and
electroencephalographic indices associated with possible noxious stimuli following neck cut …

This chapter reviews recommendations and industry standards for hematologic evaluation in
laboratory animals. In preclinical toxicology and drug development studies, cynomolgus …

Abstract In growing rabbits (n= 320; 84 d of age), an increase in the journey duration to the
slaughterhouse from 1 h to 3 h under mild climatic conditions (10–13° C; 75–90% relative …

Biochemical parameters of rabbit blood are important for the control of animal diseases and
the impact on meat productivity of diets and various supplements. The biochemical profile of …

The analyzed material included 40 hybrid rabbits slaughtered at the age of 90 days. The
control group was transported directly after weaning, while the transport group was …

Simple Summary This study investigated the effect of sea and road transport on the
physiological response of cattle. The animals were transported by sea (14 d) from Darwin …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of road transport, excluding the effect of
cages, on rectal temperature (RT), glucose, lactate, packed cell volume (PCV) and total …