•Journal•ISSN: 1257-5011
World Rabbit Science
Technical University of Valencia
About: World Rabbit Science is an academic journal published by Technical University of Valencia. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Feed conversion ratio & Litter (animal). It has an ISSN identifier of 1257-5011. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 791 publications have been published receiving 10983 citations.
Topics: Feed conversion ratio, Litter (animal), Weaning, Population, Semen
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TL;DR: The harmonization of rabbit carcass criteria is a result of an international work as mentioned in this paper, which specifies the main traits to be consider from the birth of the animal to carcass analysis, to define these traits with enough accuracy and to propose a common terminology.
Abstract: The harmonization of rabbit carcass criteria is a result of an international work. lts task was to specify the main traits to be considerad from the birth of the animal to carcass analysis, to define these traits with enough accuracy and to propose a common terminology. Work on harmonization has been initialized by the Mediterranean Rabbit Group Conference (BLASCO, OUHAYOUN and MASOERO, 1992), completad by several research teams and, finally, discussed during a round table of the Vth World Rabbit Congress (Corvallis, 1992). The proposal described in this work concerns: 1- growth, consumption and breeding measurments, preslaughter handling and slaughter processing, 2- dressing percentage analysis, 3- measurments or prediction of commercial and reference carcass composition. The work represents an official document of the World Rabbit Science Association. A commission has been created to examine the efficiency of the proposed criteria and to modify them according to what the scientific development and the practica! experience or thei use would recommend.
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TL;DR: The proposal described in this work updates the former proposal published in 1993, and has the status of official document of the WRSA.
Abstract: L'harmonisation des criteres d'etude de la carcasse du lapin est le resultat d'un travail international. Son objectif est de definir, avec une precision suffisante, les caracteres qui decrivent au mieux l'animal, de la naissance a l'analyse de la carcasse, et de proposer une terminologie commune. Ce travail concerne: 1- les criteres de croissance, de consommation et d'elevage, les traitements peri mortem, 2- l'analyse du rendement a l'abattage, 3- les mesures ou les predictions de la composition des carcasses refrigeree et de reference. Le present texte remplace celui qui a ete publie en 1993. Il a le statut de document officiel de la WRSA.
368 citations
TL;DR: This paper describes a standardized method for in vivo determination of total digestibility in rabbits and this new rnethod can be regarded as a baseline for calibrating individual laboratory procedures.
Abstract: Ce texte a pour objet de decrire une methode standardisee de mesure de la digestibilite totale des aliments chez le lapin. Cette methode a ete elaboree en commun au sein du Groupe Europeen de Nutrition Cunicole (EGRAN) qui rassemble six laboratoires appartenant a cinq pays (Belgique, Espagne, France, ltalie et Portugal). Cette nouvelle methode a ete concue pour etre a la fois precise, rapide, et reproductible. Facilement applicable a l'ensemble des laboratoires, elle peut desormais servir de reference dans le secteur cunicole. Cette methode utilise des lapins de 7 a 8 semaines loges en cages individuelles et nourris a volonte. La duree de la periode pre-experimentale est de 7 jours et celle de la periode de recolte de 4 jours seulement. Les conditions standardisees d´echantillonnage et de sechage sont decrites pour l'aliment et les faeces.
285 citations
TL;DR: This review is focused on the most studied and developed substances, commonly known as alternatives to dietary antibiotics, particularly as far as rabbit feeds are concerned, which successively deal with probiotics, prebiotics, enzymes and organic acids.
Abstract: This review is focused on the most studied and developed substances which are commonly knownas alternatives to dietary antibiotics, particularly as far as rabbit feeds are concerned. After a reminder of thereason to be and success of antibiotic growth promoters, and why they lately came to be banned in theEuropean Union, we successively deal with probiotics, prebiotics, enzymes and organic acids. Data on rabbitsare, as expected, quite scarce when compared to species such as pigs and poultry. Nevertheless, theavailable performance results are discussed together with the possible mechanisms of action. Special mentionis made of the effects of these substances on digestibility and caecal activity.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe harmonized procedures of some basic chemical analyses useful for rabbit compound feeds and faecesthat have been approved within the six teams forming the EGRAN group.
Abstract: The aim of this document is to describe harmonized procedures of some basic chemical analyses useful for rabbit compound feeds and faecesthat have been approved within the six teams forming the EGRAN group. For each criterion (dry matter, ash, energy, nitrogen, fat, fibre), we report a brief definition, its main interest, and some general references used in animal research (ISO or AOAC standards). We also report the principle of the analytical determination, a brief description of the practical procedures, some suggestions, the among laboratory variability recently measured in a collaborative study on digestibility of feeds for growing rabbit, and the recommended level of tolerance.
132 citations