This study aimed to nutritionally and technologically characterize the meat produced by
rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus, Flemish Giant breed, 50 farmed individuals) and hare (Lepus …

A discussion about the nutritional composition of game meat, with specific focus on wild
species harvested in Central and Mediterranean European countries has been conducted …

There are a number of meat-producing animals, generally classified as unconventional,
which have a specific historical background of farming and consumption tradition in some …

Previous gold mining activities and arsenopyrite ore roasting activities at the Giant mine site
(1948 to 2004) resulted in the release of high amounts of arsenic and trace metals into the …

To evaluate the influence of hazardous substances in the environment, studies of pollutant
accumulation in wild living animals are needed. Studies dealing with heavy metal …

Since animal diets have a strong influence on meat quality, a comparative study on farmed
brown hares and domestic rabbits offered the same diet was undertaken to assess the …

Three different dietary doses of Lippia citriodora natural extract were tested in order to verify
their effect on productive performance and the meat quality of intensively-reared hare …

A total of 48 sub-adult hares and adult reproducing farmed hares were used to characterize
carcass and meat traits according to the age and gender of animals. With respect to carcass …

The objective of this work was to assess meat quality in European brown hare and domestic
rabbit. The research was focused on nutritive value, chemical composition and physical …

This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of the mammalian biology,
including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology …