Neonatal cannibalism in cage-bred wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
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| author | P González-Redondo |
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| contents | Neonatal cannibalism in cage-bred wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) P González-Redondo M Zamora-Lozano Veterinaria Cannibalism wild rabbit maternal behaviour Oryctolagus cuniculus The aim of this study was to analyse the occurrence of neonatal cannibalism by individually outdoors cage-bred wild rabbit does (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Ninety eight parturitions that were gathered from 19 female cage-born wild rabbits during five consecutive years were monitored for cannibalism incidence. This alteration in maternal behaviour, which was exclusively limited to the peripartum period, had a high incidence (13.3% of parturitions) and was significantly associated with inadequate maternal behaviour such as not using straw or hair in nestbuilding or giving birth outside the nest box. In 84.6% of the parturitions with occurrence of cannibalism the does did not introduce hair into the nest boxes, and in 92.3% of the parturitions with cannibalised kits the does did not introduce straw into the nest boxes. Cannibalism was also associated with a large proportion of rabbits that gave birth outside the nest boxes (53.8%). It is discussed that cannibalism practiced by wild rabbit does in captivity is a manifestation of the failure of maternal behaviour, a consequence of the stress they experience in captivity. 2008 artículo científico 0301-732X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=173013335009 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1730 Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria application/pdf Universidad Austral de Chile Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria (Chile) Num.3 Vol.40 |
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| spellingShingle | Neonatal cannibalism in cage-bred wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) P González-Redondo Veterinaria Cannibalism wild rabbit maternal behaviour Oryctolagus cuniculus Neonatal cannibalism in cage-bred wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) P González-Redondo M Zamora-Lozano Veterinaria Cannibalism wild rabbit maternal behaviour Oryctolagus cuniculus The aim of this study was to analyse the occurrence of neonatal cannibalism by individually outdoors cage-bred wild rabbit does (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Ninety eight parturitions that were gathered from 19 female cage-born wild rabbits during five consecutive years were monitored for cannibalism incidence. This alteration in maternal behaviour, which was exclusively limited to the peripartum period, had a high incidence (13.3% of parturitions) and was significantly associated with inadequate maternal behaviour such as not using straw or hair in nestbuilding or giving birth outside the nest box. In 84.6% of the parturitions with occurrence of cannibalism the does did not introduce hair into the nest boxes, and in 92.3% of the parturitions with cannibalised kits the does did not introduce straw into the nest boxes. Cannibalism was also associated with a large proportion of rabbits that gave birth outside the nest boxes (53.8%). It is discussed that cannibalism practiced by wild rabbit does in captivity is a manifestation of the failure of maternal behaviour, a consequence of the stress they experience in captivity. 2008 artículo científico 0301-732X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=173013335009 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1730 Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria application/pdf Universidad Austral de Chile Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria (Chile) Num.3 Vol.40 |
| title | Neonatal cannibalism in cage-bred wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| topic | Veterinaria Cannibalism wild rabbit maternal behaviour Oryctolagus cuniculus |
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