Cardboard and rubber objects as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits

[EN] Environmental enrichment improves rabbit welfare in rabbitries. Various toys for cats and dogs are commercially available, which are made of materials that could be safely used for rabbits as well. The objectives of this study were to evaluate whether cardboard and rubber materials could be use...

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Autores: Silva, Kassy Gomes da, Stange, Mariah Gomes, Pergorara, Martina, Sotomaior, Cristina Santos, Weber, Saulo Henrique, Borges, Tâmara Duarte, Costa, Leandro Batista
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Rabbits
Behaviour
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Welfare
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spelling Cardboard and rubber objects as means of environmental enrichment for rabbitsSilva, Kassy Gomes daStange, Mariah GomesPergorara, MartinaSotomaior, Cristina SantosWeber, Saulo HenriqueBorges, Tâmara DuarteCosta, Leandro BatistaRabbitsBehaviourOryctolagus cuniculusWelfare[EN] Environmental enrichment improves rabbit welfare in rabbitries. Various toys for cats and dogs are commercially available, which are made of materials that could be safely used for rabbits as well. The objectives of this study were to evaluate whether cardboard and rubber materials could be used for environmental enrichment for rabbits. The study involved 42 adult New Zealand white rabbits (20 females and 22 males), randomly assigned to seven treatment groups: “C”, without object (control); “RB”, a solid rubber ball; “FT”, a fillable teether filled with hay; “CH”, a cardboard hole; “CS”, a piece of a cat scratcher; “CSC”, a piece of a cat scratcher with catnip; “CF”, an articulated cardboard fish. The behaviour of the rabbits and the percentage of destruction of the objects were recorded for 28 d. The normal behaviours of locomotion, rearing, stretching, stereotypies and sitting were not influenced by the treatments. Lying down was observed more frequently than the full stretched out position for resting. The FT-treatment group presented most behaviours of interaction (biting and sniffing) (P<0.05) as compared to RB, CSC, and CF-treatment groups. All the objects showed some level of destruction; the mean rates of destruction for CH, CS, CSC and CF were up to 40%, whereas those for FT and RB were under 30%. Taken together, the results suggest that cardboard and rubber materials can be used as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits.This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001. We thank the PUCPR for the scholarship and Petgames® for donation of the toys.Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaCoordenaçao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, BrasilRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20212021-06-30journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/168819reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)InglésengCoordenaçao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brasil https://doi.org/10.13039/501100002322 001open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - No comercial - Compartir igual (by-nc-sa) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/1688192026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cardboard and rubber objects as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits
title Cardboard and rubber objects as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits
spellingShingle Cardboard and rubber objects as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits
Silva, Kassy Gomes da
Rabbits
Behaviour
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Welfare
title_short Cardboard and rubber objects as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits
title_full Cardboard and rubber objects as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits
title_fullStr Cardboard and rubber objects as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits
title_full_unstemmed Cardboard and rubber objects as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits
title_sort Cardboard and rubber objects as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Silva, Kassy Gomes da
Stange, Mariah Gomes
Pergorara, Martina
Sotomaior, Cristina Santos
Weber, Saulo Henrique
Borges, Tâmara Duarte
Costa, Leandro Batista
author Silva, Kassy Gomes da
author_facet Silva, Kassy Gomes da
Stange, Mariah Gomes
Pergorara, Martina
Sotomaior, Cristina Santos
Weber, Saulo Henrique
Borges, Tâmara Duarte
Costa, Leandro Batista
author_role author
author2 Stange, Mariah Gomes
Pergorara, Martina
Sotomaior, Cristina Santos
Weber, Saulo Henrique
Borges, Tâmara Duarte
Costa, Leandro Batista
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Coordenaçao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brasil
Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Rabbits
Behaviour
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Welfare
topic Rabbits
Behaviour
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Welfare
description [EN] Environmental enrichment improves rabbit welfare in rabbitries. Various toys for cats and dogs are commercially available, which are made of materials that could be safely used for rabbits as well. The objectives of this study were to evaluate whether cardboard and rubber materials could be used for environmental enrichment for rabbits. The study involved 42 adult New Zealand white rabbits (20 females and 22 males), randomly assigned to seven treatment groups: “C”, without object (control); “RB”, a solid rubber ball; “FT”, a fillable teether filled with hay; “CH”, a cardboard hole; “CS”, a piece of a cat scratcher; “CSC”, a piece of a cat scratcher with catnip; “CF”, an articulated cardboard fish. The behaviour of the rabbits and the percentage of destruction of the objects were recorded for 28 d. The normal behaviours of locomotion, rearing, stretching, stereotypies and sitting were not influenced by the treatments. Lying down was observed more frequently than the full stretched out position for resting. The FT-treatment group presented most behaviours of interaction (biting and sniffing) (P<0.05) as compared to RB, CSC, and CF-treatment groups. All the objects showed some level of destruction; the mean rates of destruction for CH, CS, CSC and CF were up to 40%, whereas those for FT and RB were under 30%. Taken together, the results suggest that cardboard and rubber materials can be used as means of environmental enrichment for rabbits.
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Reconocimiento - No comercial - Compartir igual (by-nc-sa)
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