The Copper Sulfate Debate: Has this question been answered
yet? Review of the use of copper sulfate in rabbit feed,
giving several possible alternatives to this chemotherapy for
prevention of enteritis. (19 pages, 76 references)
Lighting programs - A review. How to determine
receptivity, how to determine length and duration of oestrus,
stimulation of receptivity with male presence and lighting
regime. A suggestion for a lighting regime under tropical
conditions. (12 pages, 57 references)
How often can a buck be used? A review of some
interesting findings from the 6th World Rabbit Congress, Toulouse
France, July 1996. (8 pages, 41 references)
These two articles on doe (receptivity) and buck usage are
up-to-date and essential for understanding how rabbit breeding
works. The article on receptivity is (still) the most complete
review ever published. Some of the references have been
mis-interpreted over and over by science people. Read the actual
facts on lighting programs!
Outline of Recommendations for Appropriate Domestic Rabbit
Management in accordance with animal welfare considerations,
by Dr. H.Ch. Löliger, Chairman World Rabbit Science
Association Commission on Rabbit Welfare) Reprinted by permission
from World Rabbit Science.
Sanitation status of rabbitries. Discussion of
appropriate sanitation procedures, use of disinfectants, control
of coccidiosis and the description of the control of an actual
monitored disease outbreak.
Antibiotic use in rabbits. An up-to-date table of
which antibiotics can be used, and which should not be used for
rabbits. A translation of a table originally appearing in
World Rabbit Science.
Treatment of Anorexia / Hairballs in rabbits. A review
of the causes and symptoms of hairballs and anorexia, previously
described as "young doe syndrome" - a new treatment.
Treatment of ringworm in rabbits, without having to
spray or dip the rabbits - uses a spray with an active vapour
phase on ceiling, walls, floor, and caging.
A field trial of a fibre supplement and a feed acidifier
with butyrate. A trial under farm conditions of several
recent scientific developments in nutrition, while presenting an
application of up-to-date rabbit nutrient requirements.
Ask a rabbit question: Two answers to rabbit
questions:
Allowable noise levels in rabbitries.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids in rabbit meat. A look at one of
the benefits of eating rabbit, and fatty acid terminology
explained.
This issue is essential information for anyone in rabbit
production. The article on treating hairballs in rabbits is worth
the cost of this issue many times over.
Abstracts pertaining to rabbits from the International
Conference on Animal Production. Abstracts of 16 articles, 7
pages.
Productive and reproductive performance of rabbits as
affected by breed, parity, sex and hCG injection. Soliman
A.S., El-Gendi G.M., Hamouda I.A.
Nutritional studies on some green forages in Egypt. 2.
Studies on two successive cuts of guar (Cyamopsis
tetragonoloba L.) fed to sheep and rabbits. Abd El-Baki
S.M., Nowar M.S., Oraby F.T., Hassona E.M., Bassuny S.M.,
El-Gendy K.M.
Nutritional evaluation of sunflower seeds waste in adult
rabbit diets. Radwan M.S.M., Ali M.M., Soumeida H.M., Omar
E.M.
Effect of intratesticular injection of gonadotropin releasing
hormone on reproductive performance of low fertile male rabbits,
under Egyptian summer conditions. Zeidan A.E.B., Marai I.F.M.,
El-Karim Abd, Ibrahim Z.A.
Relationships between libido or scrotal circumference and
each of semen characteristics and fertility in rabbits.
El-Kelawy H.M., Ibrahim H., El-Gaafary M.N.
Effects of gonadotropin releasing hormone on semen quality
and reproductive performance on new zealand white rabbits.
Daader A.H., Gabr H.A., Bahgat L.B., Zeidan A.E.B., Selem
T.S.T.
Effects of intramuscular injection of gonadotropin releasing
hormone on semen characteristics of buck rabbits, under different
seasons of the year. Daader A.H., Gabr H.A., Bahgat B., Zeidan
A.E.B., Selem T.S.T.
In vitro fertilization and development of rabbit ova.
Samia, Meshreky Z., El-Sayed A.I., Radwan A.A., Gad H.A.,
El-Keraby F.E.
Divergence of sex ratio and reproductive performance by using
intrauterine injection with pilocarpine, oxytocin or caffeine in
rabbits. El-Darawany A.A., Zeidan A.E.B.
Efficiency of hormones and dietary herbs administration on
improving reproductive performance of rabbits. Rashwan A.A.,
Abdine A.M.M., Nasr A.S., Ibrahim Z.A.
Sex control and reproductive performance of doe rabbits in
response to some hormonal and chemical treatments. Dorra T.M.,
Abd El-Ghani A.I., Abd-Allah G.A., Mahmoud N.N.
Alleviation of heat-stressed growing rabbits by using some
chemical growth enhancers, under subtropical Egyptian conditions.
Ayyat M.S., Gabr H.A., Marai I.F.M., Abdel-Monem U.M.
Effects of dietary protein-energy level and energy source on
growing New Zealand rabbits. Bassuny S.M., Ayyat M.S.,
El-Lathy A.A.
Estimates of the genotype environmental interactions on live
weights in New Zealand White rabbits. Turabik S., Gurei
F.
Formaldehyde as a new way to treat ear mange in rabbits.
El-Bahy Nasr M., Mokhbatly Abdalla A.
Welfare, animal health and pharmocosurveillance in meat
rabbit breeding: proposal for a surveillance and monitoring
voluntary plan. Facchin, Ennio
A GTE System (Technical Economic Management) with Profit
Function. (18 pages, 48 references)
Notes on this edition of "Pan-American Rabbit Science
Newsletter":
The feature article of this issue is the Abstracts from the
papers regarding rabbits, from the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
ANIMAL, POULTRY, RABBITS AND FISH PRODUCTION AND HEALTH and the
FIRST EGYPTIAN-BRITISH-UKRAINIAN CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL PRODUCTION,
held 2-4 September 1997 at the International Research Centre for
Agriculture, Dokki, CAIRO, Egypt. These abstracts above been
reproduced with the permission of Prof. Dr. I. Fayez M.
Marai.
The main article of this issue, on "GTE system with Profit
Function" is (still) the most comprehensive article on economic
analysis of rabbitries ever published, with complete calculations
for monthly and annual reporting, presenting all data collection
forms and also a working circular rabbit calculator-calendar. The
history and benefits of technical- economic management are
presented. This article is a proposal for North American rabbit
producers, to compile their own production results into a
continental synthesis which would be able to show what
improvements are being made year by year in economic results, as
is done annually in European countries.
This issue is a MUST READ if you want to get your rabbitry
expenses under control, and if you want the facts on RHD! This
article on economic management is still the most comprehensive
article ever published on the topic.
The report on Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease would be of interest
to rabbit producers in North America or other countries which are
still disease-free. With Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease coming ever
closer to the disease-free zone of North America, and considering
the out-of-date and mis- information presented on this topic in
the AB-WRSA (American Branch) newsletter (Vol.1 No.2), this
report on the disease was prepared for the "Pan-American Rabbit
Science Newsletter" Vol.2(2). This up-to-date report covers the
history of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) previously called
"VHD" with its origins in China and its spread around the world,
full details of the symptoms, some of the lab tests for
confirmation, a report on the pathogenesis of the disease showing
its progress through the affected organs, a physical description
of the virus, a review of some of the vaccination processes and a
discussion of policy issues since this is a notifiable disease,
with notes on how control was handled in several countries. Some
highlights of the Office International des Épizooties
(OIE) regulations are given. A letter from the Minister of
Agriculture for Canada outlines the control policy for Canada and
the USA. In conclusion, recommendations are provided for rabbit
raisers regarding various issues of prevention and control of the
disease.
A note on particle size of fibre-source ingredients for
rabbit feed. (7 pages, 9 references)
Preliminary field trial of compressed forage blocks for
rabbits. (6 pages, 6 references)
Ask a Rabbit Question (7 pages, 9 references):
What toys can be used for rabbits?
Rabbit raising in cities?
Rabbits chewing fur off their feet.
What can be fed when pellets are not available?
Clean feet in rabbits - an indicator of pre-slaughter
sanitation and possible Critical Control Point?
Some notes on this issue:
The big feature in this issue is the note on particle size of
fibre ingredients in rabbit feed. It has been said that the
business of science is asking questions and the business of
journalism is finding answers. And what you have before you, dear
reader, is journalism, and this writer wants answers. For too
long rabbit production has been pulled down by feed problems and
enteritis problems. For a while now, scientific work has been
indicating that there is a problem with particle size in rabbit
feed. So can taking this direction, adding a bit of detective
work and common sense, actually end up with an answer? In this
writer's opinion, Yes!
The second article in this issue is a farm trial of some
compressed forage blocks, an interesting way to prepare rabbit
feed. A feeder would not be required for this feed.
Feed particle size and caecal function - A
review.
Abstracts from articles on rabbits in the International
Conference on Animal Production, Egypt, September, 1998.
Effects of heat stress on adult New Zealand White rabbit
performance in Egypt. Nasr A.S.
Effect of season on some ovarian measurements of hormonal
treated rabbits. Meshreky Samia Z., Gad H.A.M., Radwan A.A.,
El-Sayed A.I.
Milk yield and litter traits of rabbits as affected by breed,
parity, number of nipples and aminazine injection, under Egyptian
sub-tropical conditions. Ahmed Soad S., Marai I.F.M.
Effects of oxytocin or adrenaline on reproductive performance
of New Zealand White male rabbits. Abd El-Kariem M.A., Gabr
H.A., Selem T.S.T.
Reproductive performance of heat-stressed low fertile male
rabbits as affected by types of Gn-RH injection. Marai I.F.M.,
Abd El-Kariem M.A., Zeidan A.E.B., Selem T.S.T.
Effect of exogenous melatonin on the physiological
performance of doe rabbits and growth rate and onset of puberty
of their offspring. Siam A.A., El-Darawany A.A.
Physiological thermoregulation mechanism in rabbits drinking
saline water in hot summer conditions. Habeeb Al-Saied A.M.,
El-Maghawry A.M., Marai I.F.M., Gad A.E.
Nutritive value of Nigella sativa L. seeds and its
effect on rabbit growth and reproductive performance under summer
conditions of Egypt. Nasr A.S. & Attia A.I.
This issue contains the abstracts pertaining to rabbit from
the International conference in Egypt in September 1998.
The feature article is a review of the role of fibre in rabbit
nutrition, expanded to include all feed particle size and caecal
function. This article sheds some light on function of particle
size and on how the rabbit regulates feed input to energy
requirement. This is a major review with over 27,000 words in the
text, 196 end notes, 190 references and includes 38 research
reviews. Also, photograph and data on rabbit's own processing of
fibrous materials. A must-read for anyone desiring to make an
improved rabbit feed. The conclusions of this review
represent a big step forward in rabbit nutrition, pointing
towards a solution to the many manifestations of rabbit digestive
problems.
Abstracts from the Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science
1991, Volume 1(1)
Growth, feed efficiency and carcass traits of growing rabbits
as affected by levels of dietary protein and sulphur amino acids.
Ayyat, M.S. Vol. 1(1), 1-12.
Evaluation of A.I. technique as compared to natural mating in
association with some productive and reproductive traits in
rabbits. Tawfeek M.I., El-Gaafary M.N. Vol. 1(1),
13-20.
Effects of water salinity on growth performance, carcass
traits and some physiological aspects of growing rabbits in
summer season. Ayyat M.S., Habeeb A.A., Bassuny S.M. Vol.
1(1), 21-34.
Effect of human chorionic gonadotropin injection on pre- and
post- sexual maturity in rabbits. El-Gaafary M.N., Tawfeek
M.I., Abd El-Hamid M.W. Vol. 1(1), 35-46.
Growth, digestibility, blood constituents and reproductive
efficiency of rabbits fed rations containing cassava root meal.
Abd El-Rahim M.I., El-Gaafary M.N., Tawfeek M.I., Hoda E.
Mohamed Vol. 1(1), 47-60.
Effects of feeding cassava on growth performance, carcass
quality, blood constituents and organ's histology of growing
rabbits. Abd El-Rahim M.I., Soad S. Ahmed, Fatma R. Abdallah,
El-Feshawy M.A. Vol. 1(1), 61-72.
Semen characteristics, blood constituents, testicular
histology of bucks and reproductive performance of does of NZW
rabbits fed barley grains as a substitute for the pelleted
complete ration. Soad S. Ahmed, Abd El-Rahim M.I., Hoda F.
Salem Vol. 1(1), 73-86.
Effect of reducing eating time on growth performance,
reproductive performance and some blood constituents of rabbits.
Abd El-Moty A.K.I. Vol. 1(1), 87-97.
Abstracts from the Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science
1991, Volume 1(2).
Relationship of body weight to essential amino acid
requirements in growing rabbits. Gebriel G.M., Abou-Ashour
A.M., Zanaty G.A. Vol. 1(2), 98-105.
Performance of breeding doe and their interrelationship with
litter traits in rabbits. Yamani K.A.O., Gabr H.A., Tawfeek
M.I., Ibrahim Zenat A., Sedki A.A. Vol. 1(2), 106-123.
Reproduction and growth performance of NZW and Cal rabbits as
affected by supplementation with Lacto-Sacc during summer.
Tawfeek M.I., El-Hindawy M.M. Vol. 1(2), 124-135.
Physiological responses of rabbits to high air temperature.
1- Thermoregulation and blood constituents. Abd El-Hakeam
A.A., Abd El-Moty A.K.I., Abd El-Rahman A.M.Z. Vol. 1(2),
136-145.
Physiological responses of rabbits to high air temperature.
2- Productive and reproductive efficiency. Abd El-Moty A.K.I.,
Abd El-Hakeam A.A., Abd El-Rahman M.A.Z. Vol. 1(2),
146-158.
Effects of fasting, refeeding and restricted feeding on the
young rabbit. 1. Influence on body and organ weights, nucleic
acids and protein contents. Bayomy M.F., Taie H.T. Vol.
1(2), 159-171.
Doe litter performance of Bouscat and Giza White rabbits.
Khalil M.H., Afifi E.A. Vol. 1(2), 172-184.
Abstracts from the Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science
1992, Volume 2(1).
Effect of drinking natural saline well water on some
productive and reproductive performance of California and New
Zealand White rabbits maintained under North Sinai conditions.
Abdel-Samee A.M., El-Masry K.A. Vol. 2(1), 1-11.
Effects of fasting, refeeding and restricted feeding on the
young rabbit. II. Influence on Fuel Metabolism. Bayomy M.F.,
Taie H.T. Vol. 2(1), 49-60.
Growth performance and some related physiological changes in
rabbits as affected by feeding acacia under subtropical
conditions. Abdel-Samee A.M., El-Gendy K.M., Ibrahim H.
Vol. 2(1), 13-22.
Effect of lighting systems and breed on productive and
reproductive performance of female rabbits. El-Bogdady A.H.,
Abd El-Moty A.K.I., Abd Elhakeam A.A., Hassanein H.H. Vol.
2(1), 23-36.
Some physical characteristics of rabbit semen as affected by
breed, lighting systems and ejaculation sequences. Abd
Elhakeam A.A., Abd El-Moty A.K.I., El-Bogdady A.H., Hassanein
H.H. Vol. 2(1), 37-47.
Effects of fasting, refeeding and restricted feeding on the
young rabbit. II. Influence on fuel metabolism. - Bayomy M.F.,
Taie H.T.; Vol. 2(1), 49-60
Digestibility, growth performance, carcass traits and some
physiological aspects of growing New Zealand White rabbits as
affected by partial substitution of concentrates with carrot-tops
hay and feeding time. El-Kerdawy D.M.A., Rashwan A.A., Ibrahim
H., El-Gendy K.M. Vol. 2(1), 61-71.
Preliminary evaluation of Seed Screening of Orchard Grass as
a feed stuff for rabbits. El-Sayaad G.A.E., Luick B.R., Cheeke
P.R. Vol. 2(1), 73-80.
Effect of inorganic sulfate supplements on the productive
performance and some blood constituents of weanling New Zealand
White rabbits fed on sulfur amino acid deficient diets. Sonbol
S.M., Abd-Rahman G.A., Sherif S.Y., Nassar-Alla M.M. Vol.
2(1), 81-94.
Abstracts from the Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science
1992, Volume 2(2).
Effects of feeding pelleted diet supplemented with probiotic
(Lacto-Sacc) on digestibility, growth performance, blood
constituents, semen characteristics and reproductive traits of
rabbits. El-Gaafary M.N., Rashwan A.A., El-Kerdawy D.M.A.,
Yamani K.A. Vol. 2(2), 95-105.
Performance of growth and state of ossification centres used
as reference points for the broiler New Zealand White rabbit.
Yamani K.A., Abdel Aziz S.E., Ibrahim Zenat A., Rashwan
A.A. Vol. 2(2), 107-122.
Leaf protein concentrate (LPC) from cassava and fodder beet
as a protein source for rabbits. Abd El-Baki S.M., Sonbol
S.M., El-Gendy K.M., Zaky A.A. Vol. 2(2), 123-133.
Effects of dietary probiotics on performance of weaning New
Zealand White rabbits. Sonbol S.M., El-Gendy K.M. Vol.
2(2), 135-144.
Effects of dietary protein level and sources on nitrate
utilization and growth performance in new zealand white rabbits.
Sonbol S.M., Abd El-Baky S.M., El-Gendy K.M., Marai A.M.
Vol. 2(2), 145-160.
Investigations on some factors affecting reproductive traits
of New Zealand White rabbits. Rashwan A.A., El-Gaafary
M.N. Vol. 2(2), 161-170.
Observation on the ossification centres in rabbit fetus.
Abdel Aziz S.E., Nosseur H.M., Selim A.A. Vol. 2(2),
171-183.
Growth performance, carcass traits and digestibility of
rabbits as affected by breed and form of diet under Egyptian
environmental conditions. El-Hindawy M.M., Yamani K.A.,
Eskandar E.G. Vol. 2(2), 185-196.
Nutritional studies on mature rabbits: I. Evaluation of some
common Egyptian feeds in digestion trials including N-balance.
El-Hindawy M.M., Aboul-Ela S.S. Sherif S.Y., Attia A.I.
Vol. 2(2), 197-201.
Job's Tears (Coix lachryma jobi) in Rabbit
Nutrition. by Agrahar D., Yadav B.P.S., Gupta J.J., Das A.;
799 words.
Intensive Production of Rabbits in Hot Climates. By:
Prof. Dr. I.F.M. Marai; 3687 words, 40 references.
Were the summers of 1998 & 1999 hot enough for you? These
articles from Egypt will help boost your warm weather production
by helping you keep your rabbits comfortable!
Abstracts of the First International Conference on
Indigenous versus Acclimatized Rabbits, September 1999.
General Articles
Indigenous versus acclimatized rabbits in Egypt. (I. Fayez M.
Marai)
Reproduction of doe rabbits as affected by heat stress. (H.M.
El-Kelawy and I.F.M. Marai)
Feed particle size and caecal function: some new
perspectives. (R.A. McCroskey)
Breeding and Genetics
Some productive, reproductive and biological traits in two
breeds of rabbits as affected by inbreeding. (V.V. Miros, I.S.
Vakulenko, G.A. Bogdanov and I.F.M. Marai)
Effects of genotype (domestic and imported) on performance
and meat quality of rabbits. (V.V. Miros, G.A. Bogdanov, I.S.
Vakulenko and I.F.M. Marai)
Estimation of heterosis for meat yield and carcass
characteristics of F1 and F2 rabbit generations. (M. Marwan
El-Sabeh)
General combining and maternal abilities of post weaning body
weight traits of two native breeds crossed with New Zealand White
rabbits. (N.S. Hassan, E.G. Ahmed and A.M. Abdel-Ghany)
Genetic and non-genetic factors influencing milk production
traits from kindling up to 21 days in New Zealand White and
Californian rabbits raised under semi-arid environmental
conditions. (E.G. Ahmed, A.M. Abdel-Ghany and M.S. Khattalo)
Mixed model genetic analysis of litter size and weight traits
in New Zealand White rabbits reared under Hungarian conditions.
(R.Y. Nofal, A.M. Abdel-Ghany, A.A. Amin, E.G. Ahmed, G.Y.
Virag)
Magnitude of interaction between sire-family and location on
productive and reproductive traits of NZW rabbits. (R.Y. Nofal,
T. El-Sayed and K. Saleh)
Pre- and post- weaning litter traits as affected by Gray
Flander, New Zealand White and Baladi as potential sire breeds.
(K. Saleh and R.Y. Nofal)
Estimates of repeatability and some environmental factors
affecting milk production in some local and exotic breeds of
rabbits, using mixed procedure program. (N.S. Hassan, Manal M.
El-Sayed and I. Hammoda)
Inheritance of characteristics of hair and pelt quality in
two rabbit fur breeds. (V.V. Miros, G.A. Bogdanov, I.S. Vakulenko
and I.F.M. Marai)
Nutrition
Studies on incorporation of urea in diets of growing Rex
rabbits. (Zhang Bao-Qing, Zheng Yan-Hua and Li Su-Min)
Dietary energy and protein transformation as a characteristic
feature of metabolism and a basis for development of rabbit
feeding allowances.3 (I.S. Vakulenko, G.A. Bogdanov, V.V. Miros,
and M.I. Abd El-Rahim)
Efficiency of various types of aluminosilicates in reducing
radio-cesium absorption by rabbits fed diets contaminated by
Chernobyl fall-out. (O.V. Pavlov, G.A. Bogdanov and M.I. Abd
El-Rahim)
Cesium-137 metabolism in rabbit body as affected by
vermiculite feeding. (G.A. Bogdanov, N.A. Yanchuk and M.I. Abd
El-Rahim)
Growth performance and carcass traits of New Zealand White
male rabbits as affected by dietary protein, energy level and
copper supplementation and their interactions, under Egyptian
conditions. (M.S. Ayyat, I.F.M. Marai, H.M. El-Gendy, U.M. Abd
El-Monem and A.M. El-Azzab)
Use of Lactobacillus Plantarum "BJ 0021" in growing
local rabbit rations under Algerian conditions. (M. Hamrany, M.
Balherby and H. Bepro)
Effects of dietary protein level on performance, digestion
and contribution to soft faeces to nutrient intake, in growing
rabbits. (K.H. Amber)
Growth performance, digestibility and carcass traits of New
Zealand White growing rabbits fed barley radicels in the diet.
(K.M. El-Gendy, A.S. Shehata and M.A. Sarhan)
Growth performance and carcass traits of New Zealand White
male broiler rabbits as affected by some natural and synthetic
dietary additives during winter and summer, under the conditions
of Egypt. (I.F.M. Marai, M.S. Ayyat and U.M. Abd El-Monem)
Physiology
Physical and biochemical changes of rabbit meat, during the
first five months of life. (I.S. Vakulenko, G.A. Bogdanov, V.V.
Miros, and I.F.M. Marai)
Productivity of New Zealand White doe rabbits as affected by
re-inseminating interval. (M.M. Sabrah)
The relationship among ovarian steroid hormones and each of
litter traits and milk yield of New Zealand White and Californian
rabbits. (W.H. Kishk, E.G. Ahmed, A.M. Abdel-Ghany, A.A. Osman,
A.A. Amin and M.M. Awad)
Deterioration effects of summer hot climate on acclimatized
bunny rabbits during the suckling period. (A.M. Habeeb and A.I.
Aboulnaga)
Reproductive performance of male New Zealand White rabbits as
affected by water quality. (M.A. Abd-El Razik, M.E. Nowar, A.M.
Abdel-Samee and T.M. Nada)
Interaction effects between drinking saline water and ambient
temperature on T3, survival rate, kidney function and some
productive traits in two breeds of acclimatized rabbits. (A.A.M.
Habeeb, A.M. El-Maghawry, I.F.M. Marai and A.E. Gad)
Effects of selenium and/or vitamin E injection on
reproductive performance of heat stressed doe rabbits. (Samia Z.
Mashreky, G.H. Metry and H.A. Gad)
Effects of remating intervals on doe traits and embryonic
mortality of New Zealand White rabbits. (H.M. El-Kelawy, M.I.
Tawfeek and M.N. El-Gaafary)
Rabbit oocyte diameter in relation to developmental
competence. (S.Z. Meshreky)
Reproductive performance of male Californian as affected by
season of the year and injection of oxytocin or adrenaline. (A.H.
Daader, H.A. Gabr and T.S.T. Selem)
Rabbit doe milk production biology and its role in
ontogenesis. (I.S. Vakulenko, G.A. Bogdanov, V.V. Miros, and
I.F.M. Marai)
Realization of rabbit growth genetic potential with various
types of feeding. (I.S. Vakulenko, G.A. Bogdanov, V.V. Miros, and
M.I. Abd El-Rahim)
Hormones in reproducing rabbits, a review.
Commentary: Rabbit Production - Is a kinder, gentler version
(KGV) possible?
Ask a Rabbit Question!
What is intensive production?
Using pregnancy checks to see if a doe is pregnant.
Question on diarrhoea from South Africa.
Vomeronasal organ - that special pheromone sensor in the
nose.
Cage density for rabbits - how many is too many?
Ventilation in rabbitries - how much air do they need?
Announcement: Observatory on Rabbit Breeding in the
Mediterranean Countries.
What does it REALLY cost to raise your own replacement
stock?
Here's a good issue for your reading pleasure! Find out why
some does are "impossible" to breed. Learn the basic economic
analysis for determining what it costs you to raise your own
replacement stock, so that you can compare to the price of
purchased stock, and to have the information you need to decide
on a sale price for your own rabbits.
Find out what's going on in the world of rabbit research by
reading the report on the rabbit Conference in Egypt, September
1999.
"Mother-Young Relations in the European Rabbit: Physiological
and Behavioral Locks and Keys" by: Hudson R., Schaal B.,
Martínez-Gómez M., Distel H. (six pages, 4130 words)
THE NEST
The Nest - Possible Applications
PARTURITION
Parturition - Possible Applications
NURSING
Nursing - Possible Applications
SUCKLING
Suckling - Possible Applications
WEANING
Weaning - Possible Applications
CONCLUSIONS
"Increasing Rabbit Productivity by Manipulating their
Behaviour" by: Marai I.F.M., Rashwan A.A. (9 pages, 6560 words)
Introduction
Environment and rabbit behaviour
Habitation (housing) behaviour of rabbit
Feeding and drinking behaviour of rabbit
Sexual behaviour
Maternal behaviour
Suckling behaviour
Fostering young
Behaviour during the pseudo-pregnancy phenomenon
Odour and rabbit behaviour
Viciousness behaviour
The human factor in rabbit behaviour
"Behaviour of the Rabbit: A Review" by: McCroskey R. (14
pages, 18155 words)
1. GENERAL RABBIT BEHAVIOUR
1.1. Territory
1.2. Olfactory communication
1.3. Aggressive behaviour
1.4. General behaviour and social status
2. BEHAVIOUR IN CAPTIVITY (CAGES)
2.1. Stocking density
2.2. Space requirements
2.3. Alternative flooring
2.4. Toys and boredom
3. INGESTION BEHAVIOUR
3.1. Eating behaviour
3.2. Caecotrophy
3.3. Feed intake - restricted or free choice?
3.4. Water
4. MATING BEHAVIOUR AND RECEPTIVITY
4.1. Courtship behaviour
4.2. Chinning
4.3. Receptivity
4.4. Mating behaviour
4.5 Doe's refusal to mate
4.6 Ovulation
4.7 Assisted ovulation (often called "artificial
insemination")
4.8. "Biostimulation" methods to induce receptivity
4.9. Use of bucks
5. BEHAVIOUR IN PREGNANCY
5.1. Pregnancy testing
5.2. Nest preparation behaviour
5.3. Kindling
5.4. Assistance to kindling
5.5. Nest materials
5.6. Inducement of parturition
5.7. Deposition of doe's hard feces in the nest
6. Nursing behaviour
6.1. Doe initiates nursing activity
6.2. Hormonal basis for lactation
6.3. Closing off of nests
6.4. Characteristics of doe's milk
6.5. Later nest box behaviour
7. Stress behaviour
7.1. Heat stress
7.2. Nest stress, kits
7.3. Noise stress
7.4. Light stress
7.5. Alleviation of stress
7.6. Assessment of stress levels
8. HANDLING AND SELECTION OF REPLACEMENT STOCK
8.1. Handling as a method of reducing timidity
8.2. Factors affecting later doe performance
8.3. Considerations for culling
This issue answers just about any question you can think of on
rabbit behaviour, is 40 pages long, and has a combined
bibliography of 249 references. This issue is a "must read" for
anyone raising rabbit and for anyone concerned with animal care
for rabbits and rabbit welfare. This issue is worth the cost many
times over, in terms of improving your production by working WITH
rabbit behaviour instead of against it.
In my review article, you have the opportunity to learn
about:
What's wrong with USDA Animal Care and NIH rabbit cage size
requirements - the confusion between space requirement and
stocking density.
See why you shouldn't use "rabbit wire" for young
rabbits.
Find out why, because of a peculiarity of rabbit behaviour,
it will probably never be possible to make a truly complete
rabbit feed.
Learn how to establish a simple all-in all-out regime for
your rabbitry.
Read about ways to prevent boredom.
Learn about rabbit reproduction and receptivity and the best
times to rebreed.
Read about doing pregnancy tests that are simple and
effective, and how to a natural inducement of parturition.
Learn how to do controlled access to the nest in simple
caging.
Find out what the critical temperature is for rabbits of
varying ages.
Read about simple ways you can improve the quality of your
replacement stock - what to select for and how to care for them
during the critical growing phase.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RABBIT SCIENCE, VOL. 3(1),
1993
Growth, liver and kidney functions and carcass traits of
rabbits as affected by supplementation with Bospro, under
conditions of Egypt. A.M. El Maghawry, M.I. Tawfeek, A.A. Habeeb,
Vol. 3(1), 1-11.
Effect of probiotic (Lacto-Sacc) in diets with different
protein levels on growth performance, digestibility and some
carcass aspects of growing rabbits. M.M. Hindawy, K.A.O. Yamani,
M.I. Tawfeek, Vol. 3(1), 13-28.
Nutritional studies on mature rabbits: II. Effect of chemical
treatments on the chemical composition, digestibility
coefficients and nutritive values of some by-products. S.S. Aboul
Ela, M.M. Hindawy, S.Y. Sherif, A.I. Attia, Vol. 3(1),
29-38.
Effect of different dietary protein and sulfur amino acids
levels on performance and nutrient utilization in growing
rabbits. S.S. Aboul Ela, M.M. Hindawy, M.T. Shulkamy, F.S.
Khalil, Vol. 3(1), 39-54.
Effect of feeding layer's manure on growth, slaughter traits,
physiological aspects and nutrients digestibility in meat
rabbits. D.M.A. El Kerdawy, S. Ahmed Soad, H. Ibrahim, Vol. 3(1),
55-71.
Influence of exposure to high temperature on daily gain, feed
efficiency and blood components of growing male Californian
rabbits. A.A. Habeeb, A.I. Aboulnaga, H.M. Yousef, Vol. 3(1),
73-80.
Some traits of doe and young rabbits as affected by breed,
parity and diet supplementation, under Egyptian conditions. Gh.
A. El Sayiad, K.A.O. Yamani, M.I. Tawfeek, H.M. Yassin, Vol.
3(1), 81-90.
Post-weaning daily gain and mortality rate in New Zealand
White and Californian rabbits as affected by some genetic and
environmental factors, under Egyptian conditions. A.M. El
Maghawry, Vol. 3(1), 91-102.
Effect of adding vegetable oil to the diet on the performance
of rabbits. H. El Gendy, Vol. 3(1), 103-111.
Genetic evaluation of the lactational performance in Giza
White rabbits and its relation with preweaning litter traits.
Maher H. Khalil, Vol. 3(1), 113-127.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RABBIT SCIENCE, VOL. 3(2),
1993
Some genetical and non-genetical factors affecting New
Zealand White and Californian rabbit doe traits in Egypt. Gh.A.
El Sayiad, K.A.O. Yamani, A.E.A. Barakat, Vol. 3(2),
129-139.
Doe milk production as affected by some genetic and
environmental factors in New Zealand White and Californian
rabbits under Egyptian conditions. A.M. El Maghawry, A.M.
Soliman, H.H. Khalil, Vol. 3(2), 141-150.
Effect of dietary energy to protein ratio on performance,
digestibility and carcass quality of growing rabbits. H. Taie,
G.A. Zanaty, Vol. 3(2), 151-162.
Reproductive performance of New Zealand White rabbits as
affected by dietary supplementation with LactoSacc, Bospro and a
mixture of them, under Egyptian conditions. A.A. Rashwan, Vol.
3(2), 163-169.
Response of weanling rabbits to feeding Zinc Bacitracin and
Flavomycin as growth promoters, under Egyptian conditions. M.S.
Ayyat, Vol. 3(2), 171-177.
Reproduction and growth performance of NZW rabbits as
affected by mineral supplementation in pelleted diet. M.I.
Tawfeek, Vol. 3(2), 179-190.
Use of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes mart
sloms) in rabbit feeding. H.S. Zeweil, A.H. Nour, S.A. Abd El
Rahman, Vol. 3(2), 191-198.
Genetic aspects and litter-size correction factors for
postweaning growth in New Zealand White and Californian rabbits.
Maher H. Khalil, A.M. Soliman, Hamdia H. Khalil, Vol. 3(2),
199-217.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF OF RABBIT SCIENCE VOL. 8(1),
1998
Reproductive performance of New Zealand White rabbits as
affected by partial substitution of barley with date seeds.
D.M.A. El Kerdawy, H. Ibrahim, S. Ahmed Soad, Vol. 8(1),
1-15.
Reproductive efficiency, semen characteristics, digestibility
and some blood constituents of breeding rabbits fed poultry
slaughterhouse byproducts as a partial substitution for soybean
meal. D.M.A. El Kerdawy, A.A. Rashwan, Vol. 8(1), 17-29.
In vitro maturation, fertilization and development of
rabbit oocytes. A.I. El Sayed, A.A. Radwan, H.A. Gad, Samia Z.
Meshreky, Vol. 8(1), 31-47.
Productive and reproductive performance of rabbits fed diets
containing different agricultural by-products. 1. Productive
performance of growing rabbits. F.I. Magouze, S.A. Mahmoud, H.M.
El Kelawy, I.A. Homouda, S.A.Z. Gad Alla, Vol. 8(1), 49-60.
Productive and reproductive performance of rabbits fed diets
containing different agricultural by-products. 2. Reproductive
performance of male and female rabbits. S.A. Mahmoud, F.I.
Magouze, H.M. El Kelawy, I.A. Homouda, S.A.Z. Gad Alla, Vol.
8(1), 49-60.
Evaluation of live body and carcass of broiler rabbits at
marketing. M.R.M. El Mahdy, Vol. 8(1), 69-81.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF OF RABBIT SCIENCE VOL. 8(2),
1998
Sun dried Azola as new feedstuff in growing rabbit diets.
M.M. Abdella, A.E. El Sayaad, F.M. Ghazal, T.A. El Baz, Vol.
8(2), 81-93.
Efficiency of dietary high levels of antioxidant vitamins C
and E for rabbits subjected to crowding stress. Mosad M.
Shetaewi, Vol. 8(2), 95-112.
Response of growing New Zealand White rabbits fed different
levels of dietary calcium and poultry fat. A.T. El Yamny, Vol.
8(2), 113-125.
Evaluation of some tropical forages for nutrition and meat
production of rabbits. A.A. Ghazalah, A.A. El Shahat, A.T. El
Yamny, Vol. 8(2), 127-139.
Digestibility, thyroid function and growth performance of New
Zealand White rabbits as affected by season of the year and age.
A.S. Shehata, M.A. Sarhan, K.M. El Gendy, Vol. 8(2),
141-156.
Effects of dietary additions of anise, fenugreek and caraway
on reproductive and productive performance of New Zealand White
rabbit does. A.A. Rashwan, Vol. 8(2), 157-167.
Nutritional evaluation of sun dried rabbit manure in growing
rabbit diets. G.A.E. El Sayaad, A.F. Soliman, A.A.M. Khayyal,
Vol. 8(2, 169-182.
Evaluation of the economic efficiency of rabbit production
units or farms. (in Arabic) I. Fayez M. Marai, Vol. 8(2),
183-193.
ASK A RABBIT QUESTION, questions from the web site
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RABBIT SCIENCE, VOL. 4(1),
1994
GROWTH PERFORMANCE, DIGESTIBILITY, CARCASS TRAITS AND SOME
PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF GROWING RABBITS FED TOMATO POMACE AS A
SUBSTITUTION FOR ALFALFA MEAL. (S. Ahmed Soad, K.M. El-Gendy, H.
Ibrahim, A.A. Rashwan and M.I. Tawfeek), Vol. 4(1), 1-13.
FERNING ARBORIZATION AND OESTRADIOL 17Β CONCENTRATION
RELATIONSHIP AND ITS EFFECT ON REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE IN DOE
RABBITS. (A.A. El-Darawany), Vol. 4(1), 15-24.
RABBIT GROWTH AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AS INFLUENCED BY
FEEDING DESERT FORAGE (ACACIA SALIGINA AND ATRIPLEX
NUMMLARIA), AT NORTH SINAI. (A.M. Abdel-Samee, K.M. El-Gendy
and H. Ibrahim), Vol. 4(1), 25-36.
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF LUTEINIZING HORMONE SURGE AND
REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIPS IN DOE RABBITS. (A.A.
El-Darawany and A. Siam), Vol. 4(1), 37-45.
A STUDY ON MILK PRODUCTION OF NEW ZEALAND WHITE AND
CALIFORNIAN RABBITS UNDER EGYPTIAN CONDITIONS. (Gh.A. El-Sayiad),
Vol. 4(1), 47-59.
TERATOGENICITY OF DRAINAGE WATER ON RABBIT EMBRYOS. (A.A.
El-Darawany, A. Ibrahim Zenat, M.A. Abd-El-Razik and A.M.M. Sayed
Akmed), Vol. 4(1), 61-68.
CASSAVA AS A NEW ANIMAL FEED IN EGYPT. 5. UTILIZATION OF
CASSAVA FOLIAGE IN FEEDING GROWING RABBITS. (K.M. EL-Gendy), Vol.
4(1), 69-81.
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DIETARY PROTEIN AND COPPER ON
GROWTH PERFORMANCE IN RABBITS. (M.S. Ayyat), Vol. 4(1),
83-92.
IONIZING RADIATION AND BODY COMPOSITION PARAMETERS IN MAMMALS
(Ahmed E. Fekry and Mamdouh K. Shebaita), Vol. 4(1), 93-101.
EFFECTS OF SIRE, BREED, PARITY AND PREGNANCY STATUS ON
THYROXINE, PROGESTERONE LEVELS AND SOME BLOOD COMPONENTS IN NEW
ZEALAND WHITE AND CALIFORNIAN RABBITS. (A.M. El-Maghawry, A.A.
Habeeb, Gh.A. El-Sayiad and H.M. Farghaly), Vol. 4(1),
103-112.
A STUDY ON SOME FACTORS AFFECTING RABBITS MEAT QUALITY. (M.A.
Soliman), Vol. 4(1), 113-122.
STUDY ON BAUSCAT RABBITS REPRODUCTIVITY UNDER EGYPTIAN
CONDITIONS. (A.A. El-Darawany and Gh.A. El-Sayiad), Vol. 4(1),
123-132.
CASSAVA AS A NEW ANIMAL FEED IN EGYPT. 6. COMPLETE PELLETED
DIETS CONTAINING CASSAVA PRODUCTS FOR GROWING NZW RABBITS. (K.M.
El-Gendy), Vol. 4(1), 113-147.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RABBIT SCIENCE, VOL. 4(2),
1994
MILK YIELD AND SOME ASSOCIATED TRAITS AS AFFECTED BY SEASON
OF KINDLING, PARITY, AND KINDLING INTERVALS IN NEW ZEALAND WHITE
DOE RABBITS UNDER EGYPTIAN CONDITIONS. (A.S. Nasr), Vol. 4(2),
149-159.
EFFECT OF PROCAINE ADDITION TO INCUBATION MEDIUM ON RABBIT
SPERM MOTILITY AND CAPACITATION IN VITRO. (W.H. Kishk,
M.A. Ayoub, R.M. Khalifa, M.A. El-Alamy, M.E. Mady and W. Holtz),
Vol. 4(2), 161-165.
IMPROVEMENT OF ANGORA WOOL PRODUCTION. (S. Niedzwiadek), Vol.
4(2), 167-170.
PERFORMANCE AND THYROID FUNCTION OF RABBITS TREATED WITH
MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE. (A.E. Abd EL-Moneim, A.Z. Soliman and A.M.
Abd EL-Gawad), Vol. 4(2), 171-181.
SOME REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS OF NEWLY IMPORTED BAUSCAT, NEW
ZEALAND AND CALIFORNIAN RABBIT BREEDS AS AFFECTED BY EGYPTIAN
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. (A. Ibrahim Zenat), Vol. 4(2),
183-190.
IMPROVEMENT OF PELTS OF RABBIT FUR BREEDS IN POLAND. (S.
Niedzwiadek), Vol. 4(2), 191-193.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF OF RABBIT SCIENCE VOL. 9(1),
1999
EFFECT OF SUGAR BEET TOPS HAY AND SILAGE IN COMPARISON TO
BERSEEM ON DIGESTIBILITY, REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND SOME BLOOD
PLASMA CONSTITUENTS OF RABBITS. (Salwa B. Abd El-Hady, A.l. Abd
El-Ghani and E.H. El-Ganzory) Vol. 9(1), 1-11.
EFFECT OF SWEET POTATO TOPS OR ROOTS IN GROWING RABBIT DIETS
ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, DIGESTIBILITY, CARCASS TRAITS AND ECONOMIC
EFFICIENCY. (Mervat A. Ali, T.H. Tag-El-Din and E.M. Solaiman)
Vol. 9(1), 13-23.
UTILIZATION OF CORN STALK IN FEEDING RABBITS. (T.H.
Tag-El-Din, Mervat A. Ali, F.S.A. Ismail and R.A.M. Ali) Vol.
9(1), 25-42.
EFFECT OF REPLACEMENT OF GROUNDNUT CAKE WITH SUNFLOWER CAKE
ON THE BIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE BROILER RABBITS. (R.S. Bhatt and
R.K. Sawal) Vol. 9(1), 43-52.
REPRODUCTIVE AND BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF NEW ZEALAND
WHITE RABBIT DOES FED DIET PARTIALLY SUBSTITUTED WITH BROILER
LITTER. (Hussien F.A. Khalil, M.A. El-Fouly and S.O. Amin) Vol.
9(1), 53-68.
EFFECT OF REPLACEMENT OF BARLEY BY DRIED BARLEY RADICLE WITH
OR WITHOUT KEMZYME ON PERFORMANCE OF GROWING MALE RABBITS.
(M.R.M. Ibrahim, K.Y. El-Nagmy, and S.M. Farghly) Vol. 9(1),
61-71.
PERFORMANCE OF DOE RABBITS AND THEIR WEANLINGS AS AFFECTED BY
HEAT STRESS AND THEIR ALLEVIATION BY NUTRITIONAL MEANS UNDER
EGYPTIAN CONDITIONS. (S.M. Bassuny) Vol. 9(1), 73-86. Vol. 9(1),
73-86.
IS THERE ANY BENEFICIAL EFFECT TO INCREASE DIETARY PROTEIN
FOR GROWING RABBITS UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS? (F.S.A.
Ismail) Vol. 9(1), 87-103.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF OF RABBIT SCIENCE VOL. 9(2),
1999
EFFECT OF MATING TYPE ON PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS
IN NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBITS. (M.M. Karousa, E.A. Mahmoud, I.S.
Meneeh) Vol. 9(2), 105-116.
GROWTH PERFORMANCE, NUTRIENTS UTILIZATION AND CARCASS TRAITS
OF GROWING CALIFORNIAN RABBITS RAISED UNDER DIFFERENT AMBIENT
TEMPERATURES. (I.H. Hermes, B.M. Ahmed, M.H. Khalil, M.S. Salah
and A.A. Al-Homidan) Vol. 9(2), 117-138.
EFFECTS OF HIGH LEVEL OF LASALOCID IN DIETS WITH DIFFERENT
PROTEIN LEVELS ON GROWING N.Z.W. RABBITS. (E. Abou-Zeid, Mona
Osman and G.A. Zanaty) Vol. 9(2), 139-157.
SOME REPRODUCTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE TRAITS OF NEW ZEALAND WHITE,
REX RABBITS AND THEIR CROSSES. (A.M. EL- Maghawry, Soad S. Ahmed,
K.A. Yamani and H. Radwan) Vol. 9(2), 159-177.
NUTRITIONAL STUDIES ON SOME GREEN FORAGES IN EGYPT. 6. Effect
of partial replacement of concentrates by fodder beet leaves and
roots in growing rabbit diets. (S.M. Bassuny, M.A. Sarhan and
M.M. El-Adawy) Vol. 9(2), 215-227.
BUCK AND DOE TRAITS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOME BLOOD
PARAMETERS IN NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBITS. (H. Ibrahim) Vol. 9(2),
229-241.
SWEET WHITE LUPIN SEEDS (LUPINUS ALBUS) AS PROTEIN
SOURCE IN THE DIETS OF GROWING NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBITS. (M. A.
Sarhan) Vol. 9(2), 243-256.
NUTRITIONAL STUDIES ON SOME GREEN FORAGES IN EGYPT. 7.
UTILIZATION OF SWEET LUPIN (LUPINUS ALBUS) AS GREEN FORAGE
FOR FEEDING RABBITS. (K.M. EL-Gendy) Vol. 9(2), 257-269.
EFFECT OF DIETARY INCLUSION OF ACACIA LEAVES MEAL (ACACIA
SALIGINA) ON DIGESTIBILITY, GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND BLOOD
CONSTITUENTS OF GROWING RABBITS. (K.M. El-Gendy) Vol. 9(2),
271-283.
Integration of rabbit rabbit production into populated areas
in hot climates
Epizootic Rabbit Enterocolitis - Is there an answer
yet?.
The article on Epizootic Rabbit Enterocolitis, or mucoid
enteropathy, reviews some recent findings and offers some
practical solutions for the problem, including environmental,
managemental and especially feeding.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RABBIT SCIENCE, VOL. 5(1),
1995
Effect of including grain silos by-product in the diet on the
performance and carcass traits of growing rabbits (M.S.H. El
Kholy), Vol. 5(1), 1-10
Effect of dietary supplementation with different levels of
zinc on growth performance, nutrients digestibility, minerals
metabolism, blood constituents, organs-histopathology and
reproductive efficiency in NZW rabbits (M.I. Abd El-Rahim, M.N.
El-Gaafary, M.L. Tawfeek, H.M. El-Kelawy, S. Amin Rawia), Vol
5(1), 11-31.
Effect of remating interval and type of mating on some
productive and reproductive performance traits of rabbits (M.A.
Toson, A.A. Abdel-Hakim, Z.B.H. Rabie), Vol. 5(1), 33-42.
Effect of pilocarpine nitrate, atropine sulphate and
prostaglandin F2α on conception rate, litter size and sex
ratio of rabbits (A.K. Kirrella, A.I. Abd El-Ghani, F.E.
El-Keraby), Vol. 5(1), 43-48.
Effect of inclusion of layer's droppings in the diet of
Californian bucks on some physiological aspects (M.A. El-Ashry,
H.E. El-Sobhy, S.O. Amin, H. El-Amary) Vol.5(1), 49-63.
Social behaviour, growth performance and carcass traits in
growing New Zealand White rabbits as affected by iodine- treated
water, water source and watering system (M.R. El-Mahdy, M.M.
Karousa), Vol.5(1), 65-76.
Effects of dietary fat and/or oil on rabbit productive
performance under intensive meat production (A.A. Hemid, M.A.
El-Zeiny, F. Abdel- Azeem), Vol. 5(1), 77-88.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RABBIT SCIENCE, VOL. 5(2),
1995
Effect of testosterone treatment on reproductive efficiency
of growing and poor-fertile male rabbits (H.M. El-Kelawy, A.I.
Aboulnaga), Vol. 5(2), 89-100.
Performance of doe rabbits and their young as affected by
remating interval, litter size at birth and month of kindling in
New Zealand White and Bauscat purebreds, under Egyptian
conditions (M.I. Tawfeek}, Vol. 5(2), 101-115.
Effect of dietary protein levels on semen characteristics and
fertility on New Zealand White rabbit bucks. - Hemid A.A.,
Tharwat E.E., Vol. 5(2) 117-123.
Artichoke bracts as a food processing waste product in
growing rabbit diets. - El-Syaad G.A.E., El-Mahdy M.R., Soliman
A.S., Vol. 5(2), 125-133.
Changes in some blood parameters in relation to reproductive
status in rabbits. - Daghash H.A., Abd El-Nabi M.A.A., Vol. 5(2),
135-146.
Consequences of using agriculture drainage water for drinking
on semen quality and reproductive performance of buck rabbit
breeds (A.A. El-Darawany, H.M. Farghaly), Vol. 5(2),
147-156.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RABBIT SCIENCE Volume 6(1),
1996:
Artificial insemination and some factors affecting semen
production and fertility in small animals (rabbits and poultry)
(Soad, S. Ahmed, I. Fayez M. Marai), Vol. 6(1), 1-20.
Effect of feeding system and supplemented diet with Kemzyme
on growth, blood constituents, carcass traits and reproductive
performance in rabbits, under intensive production conditions
(M.I. Tawfeek), Vol. 6(1), 21-37.
Cassava as a new animal feed in Egypt. 7. Comparative
nutritional evaluation of new Indonesian cassava varieties by
sheep and rabbits (S.M. Abd El-Baki, M.S. Nowar, E.M. Hassona,
A.A. Zaki, S.A. Shehata), Vol. 6(1), 39-53.
Rabbit and aflatoxins. 1. Effect of aflatoxins mixture on
some blood plasma constituents of mature New Zealand White rabbit
bucks (Hoda El-Zahar, K.A. El-Ashry, E.E. Tharwat, M.M. Saad,
S.O. Amin), Vol. 6(l), 55-65.
Rabbit and aflatoxins. 2. Reproductive performance of mature
New Zealand White rabbit bucks treated orally with aflatoxins
(Hoda El-Zahar, E.E. Tharwat, Wafaa Abd El-Aal, M.A. El-Ashry,
M.M. Saad, S.O. Amin), Vol. 6(1), 67-78.
Effect of substitution of tomato pomace for corn in growing
rabbit diets on growth performance and carcass traits (Walaa Abd
El-Razik), Vol. 6(1), 79-86.
Growth performance, carcass traits and some related
physiological changes of growing rabbits fed on acacia and water
hyacinth (Wafaa A. Eleraky, Wafaa E. Mohamed), Vol.6 (1),
87-98.
ABSTRACTS, EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RABBIT SCIENCE Volume 6(2),
1996:
Lacto-Sacc and virginiamycin supplementation for growth
rabbits under subtropical conditions (M.S.M. Radwan, N. Asker, N.
El-Nagaar, A. Abdel Lateef), Vol.6 (2), 99-108.
Utilization of some untraditional feedstuffs in nutrition of
rabbits (Wafaa A. Eleraky), Vol. 6(2), 109-119.
Effects of nocturnal and diurnal feeding on growth
performance of New Zealand White weanling rabbits in hot summer
climate of Egypt (A.A. Rashwan, A.S. Nasr, A.M.M. Abdine, A.I.
Attia, H. Ibrahim), Vol. 6(2), 121-128.
Growth performance of New Zealand White rabbits as affected
by partial replacement of diet with Nigella sativa or
soybean meals (A.S. Nasr, A.I. Attia, A.A. Rashwan, A.M.M.
Abdine), Vol. 6(2), 129-141.
Acidified feeds for growing rabbits (D.M.A. El-Kerdawy), Vol.
6(2), 143-156.
Sulfur amino acids requirements and optimal methionine:
cystine ratio for growing rabbits (S.M. BASSUNY), Vol. 6(2),
157-166.
Evaluation of jack bean (Canavalia ensilformis, L.) As
a new animal feed in Egypt. 1. Effect of dietary inclusion of raw
or autoclaved jack bean seeds on growth, digestibility and blood
characteristics of rabbits (M.I. Abd El-Rahim), Vol.6 (2),
167-179.
AUTHOR'S ADDRESSES, Egyptian J. Rabbit Sci. 1995 &
1996
Slowly working our way out of the Enterocolitis problem!
Rabbit Processing in Ontario - Overview
ARE THOSE LITTLE HAIRS OR WORMS? by Jennifer Heckel
Some notes and news from the 7th World Rabbit Congress, July,
2000, and recent World Rabbit Science Journal issues.
The Evolution of Rabbit Farming in Malta. by: P. Spiteri,
Food and Veterinary Division, Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries, Malta.
ABSTRACTS from: The Second International Conference on Animal
Production and Health in Semi-Arid Regions, and The Third
Egyptian-British-Ukrainian Conference On Animal Production,
September, 2001, held at: Faculty of Agriculture, University of
Suez Canal, El Arîsh, North Sinai, EGYPT. Organized by the
Institute of Efficient Productivity, Zagazig University, Zagazig,
Egypt, in cooperation with: University of Wales, Bangor, UK, and:
National Agricultural University of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine.
Proceedings of the Conference are available, for US$100 postpaid
from: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Suez Canal, El
Arîsh, North Sinai, EGYPT
MIXED MODEL GENETIC ANALYSIS OF PRE-WEANING LITTER SIZE AND
NUMBERS DEAD OF NEW ZEALAND WHITE AND CALIFORNIAN RABBITS RAISED
UNDER SEMI-DESERT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. by: E.A. Afifi, E.G.
Ahmed, A.M. Abdel-Ghany.
POST-WEANING BODY LENGTH GENETIC EFFECTS OF TWO EGYPTIAN
NATIVE BREEDS ON ACCOUNT OF CROSSING WITH NEW ZEALAND WHITE
RABBITS. by: A.M. Abdel-Ghany, N.S. Hassan, E.G. Ahmed and Y.M.K.
Youssef.
GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND SOME REPRODUCTIVE ASPECTS OF GROWING
NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBITS AS AFFECTED BY PARTIAL SUBSTITUTION OF
SOYBEAN MEAL WITH SUNFLOWER SEED MEAL AS A SOURCE OF CHEAPER
PROTEIN. by: A.A. Osman, W.H. Kishk and A.A. Amin.
GENETIC EFFECTS OF CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE OF EGYPTIAN NATIVE
BREEDS ON ACCOUNT OF CROSSING WITH NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBITS. by:
N.S. Hassan, E.G. Ahmed, A.M. Abdel-Ghany, A. Farid.
SIRE VARIANCE COMPONENT AND NON-GENETIC FACTORS AFFECTING
WEANING WEIGHT AND POST-WEANING GROWTH TRAITS IN BOUSCAT AND
BALADI RED RABBITS. by: E.A. Afifi and A. Farid.
REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBIT BUCKS AS
AFFECTED BY TESTOSTERONE INJECTION, UNDER EGYPTIAN SUMMER
CONDITIONS. by: M.A. Abd El-Kariem.
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION WITH ASCORBIC ACID AND ITS EFFECTS ON
PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF NEW ZEALAND WHITE
RABBITS, UNDER THE SUMMER CONDITION OF EGYPT. by: U.M.
Abdel-Monem.
MORTALITY IN RABBITS: CAUSES AND ITS CONTROL. by: A.A.
Rashwan and I.F.M. Marai.
A review of: "9-èmes Journées de la Recherche
Cunicole" (9th French Rabbit Days), A Special Issue of World
Rabbit Science.
News and Notes on Volume 9 of World Rabbit Science.
This is a critical review of some of the weaker issues of
World Rabbit Science. WRSA - We can do better than this!
These issues reviewed here, Vol. 9(1-3) contain everything from
animal abuse to junk science to some excellent research papers.
Why can't we have higher editing standards for this journal? One
of the abstracts presented in these issues will be very
interesting to any small scale rabbit processors - you can learn
now, what to do with rabbit kidneys, long before this information
ever gets to the smarty pants in government inspection agencies.
Rabbit processors should order this issue now!
Ask a Rabbit Question! Some questions from the web site along
with my answers.
NUTRITIONAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN RABBITS: A REVIEW. by: ATTIA
A.I., MARAI I.F.M., McCroskey R.A.
3rd SCI. CONFERENCE ON RABBIT PRODUCTION IN HOT CLIMATES
(Abstracts)
Evaluating the response to selection in meat rabbit
programmes.
Development and conservation of local rabbit genetic
resources in Egypt.
Major themes of the post genome era (genomics, proteomics and
bioinformatics) and rabbit informatics resources.
Genetic markers in animal and rabbit breeding.
Impacts of housing conditions on rabbits performance in
Egypt.
Visibility studies of rabbit projects.
Genetic and environmental trends for post-weaning body
weights in New Zealand White and Z-line rabbits using the animal
model approach.
Genetic evaluation of milk production and litter weight
traits in Gabali, New Zealand White rabbits and their crosses in
a newly reclaimed area of Egypt.
Purebred differences and some crossbreeding effects (direct
heterosis, direct additive and maternal additive) on carcass
traits using Gabali rabbits and their F1 crosses with
Californians in Egypt.
Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) on some litter traits
and muscularity rate of New Zealand White rabbits under Egyptian
conditions.
Milk yield and components and milk to litter-gain conversion
ratio in crossing of Saudi Gabali rabbits with V-line.
Semen characteristics of bucks in crossbreeding project
involving Saudi Gabali with V-line rabbits in Saudi Arabia.
Effect of vitamin E and/or selenium injection on: 2. Growth
performance and some blood constituents of New Zealand White and
Baladi Black rabbits weaned during summer season of middle
Egypt.
Effect of vitamin E and/or selenium injection on puberty,
maturity, some anatomical and histopathological parameters of
male genitalia of rabbits weaned during summer season of middle
Egypt.
Semen extenders for rabbit semen and artificial insemination
in rabbits using vasectomized buck, GnRH or hCG.
Morphological and histological changes of digestive tract of
rabbits fed plant waste materials.
Effects of vitamins A and E supplementation on performance of
pre- and post- sexual maturity of male rabbits, under Egyptian
conditions.
Effects of different extenders and cryoprotective agents on
frozen rabbit semen quality.
Fertility traits in different breeds of rabbit does as
affected by coitus frequency and remating interval.
Effect of centrifugation and c-AMP stimulators on motility,
acrosome status and some enzymatic release of cooled rabbit
spermatozoa.
Reproductive capabilities of Californian rabbits as affected
by GnRH injection or supplementation to semen.
Amelioration of heat stressed Bouscat rabbits by feeding
diurnally or nocturnally diets containing Nigella sativa
L. or fenugreek.
Reproductive performance of growing female New Zealand White
rabbits treated with GnRH analogue and growth promoter.
Optimum housing system for doe rabbits in the newly reclaimed
lands: Physiological responses.
Physiological performance indices of rabbits' adaptability
under untraditional housing conditions.
Study of the milk production capacity of an Algerian local
rabbit population raised in the Tizi-Ouzou area (Kabylia).
Study of prolificacy and its biological components in a local
Kabylian rabbits population in Algeria.
Rational raising of rabbit, Algerian local population:
feeding, growth performances and carcass characteristics.
Increase of rabbit meat production as means of increasing
income in rural development villages in Egypt.
Effect of birth weight, milk supply status and feeding system
on the mortality of suckling and growing rabbits.
Effect of weaning age, cage size and stocking density on the
performance of fattening rabbits.
Influence of physiological status and some doe traits on
blood picture in rabbits.
A study on some factors affecting reproductive performance of
rabbit does.
Performance of some economic traits in New Zealand White and
Californian rabbits.
Autogenous vaccination of meat type rabbits under Egyptian
conditions for controlling of rabbit pasteurellosis using
propionibacterium and lipopolysaccharides as
immunostimulant.
Raising rabbits for food security.
Rabbit breeding in Romania - past, present and future.
Reproduction performances of local Algerian does raised in
rational conditions.
Meat rabbit production in Uruguay.
Rabbit: A potential micro livestock for eastern Himalayan
region of India.
Efficiency of a new open air rabbit housing system.
Rabbit husbandry in Algeria: technical structure and
evaluation of performances.
Status of broiler rabbit rearing technology in the semi-arid
region of India.
Status of Angora wool production and utilisation in
India.
Productive and reproductive performances of rabbits raised by
small holders in rural development Egyptian villages or raised in
a large scale rabbitry.
Rabbit production and network in Bénin in 1998.
Storing centres as a strategy for the commercialisation of
rabbit's meat in the southeast of Mexico City.
Opportunities and need for rabbit raising in the tea gardens
of Sri Lanka.
Potentiality of rabbit production and activity of rural women
in Bangladesh.
Situation and prospects of broiler rabbits breeding in
Slovakia.
Present situation of rabbit production in Cuba.
Production of pet rabbits in a Mexico's City farm.
Rabbit production in Ciskei - do more than ten years of
existence prove sustainable development?
Abstracts of Proceedings, 3rd Sci. Conference on Rabbit
Production in Hot Climates
Effect of dietary protein and total sulfur amino acid levels
on performance, nutrient digestibility and carcass traits of
growing crossbred rabbits.
Effect of dietary protein level on growing and mature rabbits
performance, under summer conditions of Egypt.
Effect of Kemzyme in rabbit diets differing in their protein
levels on digestion, blood constituents and carcass traits.
The use of Biogen as a natural growth promoter for growing
New Zealand White rabbits.
Effect of diet supplementation with Biogen on digestibility
and growth performance of growing rabbits.
Sage and yarrow as natural bio-stimulators and detoxicants
against lead in growing rabbits diets.
Clays in animal nutrition: 10. Detoxification of aflatoxin B1
by tafla clay in rabbit feeds.
Influence of substituting concentrate feed mixture by
Nigella sativa L. meal on the performance of growing
rabbits.
Black seed forms and its effect on rabbits performance and
blood constituents.
Effect of feeding different levels of malt and sunflower seed
meal on broiler rabbits performance.
Response of growing rabbit performance to some dietary
vegetable oils and their Ca-soap.
Inclusion of light sunflower seeds in growing rabbit
diets.
Utilization of potato processing byproducts and sweet potato
tubers as non-conventional energy sources by growing
rabbits.
Effect of using graded levels of Phaseolus vulgaris
straw in growing rabbit diets.
Improving the nutritive value of some roughages used for
rabbits feeding.
Evaluation of sweet lupin (Lupinus albus) as green
forage for sheep and rabbits.
Reproductive performance and blood constituents of buck and
doe rabbits fed diet supplemented with some probiotic and herbal
additives.
Effects of vitamin C and E supplementation on blood
constituents and reproductive performance in buck and doe Bouscat
rabbits.
Utilization of pea and citrus pulp byproucts in rabbit
diets.
Effect of aflatoxin and ascorbic acid on the growth
performance of rabbits.
Feeding rabbits on diet contaminated with lindane, zinc and
their combination: 1. Effect on growth performance.
Partial replacement of soybean meal by dried yeast in diets
of growing Bouscat rabbits.
Effects of vitamins A and E supplementation on performance of
pre- and post- sexual maturity of male rabbits, under Egyptian
conditions.
REPLACEMENT IN RABBIT HERDS: A REVIEW
Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science Vol. 7(1), Abstracts, 1997
Olive pulp as a new energy source for growing rabbits.
Effect of vitamin A and E level and their interaction on the
growth performance of growing rabbits. (D.M.A. El-Kerdawy), Vol.
7(1), 1-12.
Effects of ascorbic acid on hypervitaminosis A in rabbits.
(O. El Husseiny, A.A. Ghazalah. S.A. Arafa, N.E. Omar, M.A. El
Manyalawy), Vol. 7(1), 13-25.
Effect of dietary energy and protein levels and their
interaction on reproductive performance of NZW rabbit does. (A.M.
Ismail, A. Al-Bar, K.M. Mansour, P.R. Cheeke), Vol. 7(1),
27-33.
Flavomycin as growth promoter for rabbit diets. (G.A.E.
El-Sayaad), Vol. 7(1), 47-56.
Evaluation of sun-dried whole corn plant as feed for rabbits.
El-Sayaad G.A.E., Vol. 7(1), 57-66
Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science Vol. 7(2), Abstracts, 1997
Sire and dam transmitting abilities for litter size traits in
three lines of rabbits raised in high intensive system of
production.(A.M. El Kaffe, M.K. Shebi, M.A. Kosba, M.H. Khalil),
Vol. 7(2), 67-79.
Growing rabbits as affected by salinity in drinking water
under winter and hot summer conditions of Egypt. (A.L.M. Habeeb,
A.F.M. Marai, A.M. El Maghawry, A.E. Gad), Vol. 7(2), 81-94.
Evaluation of the performance of three foreign rabbit breeds
under Egyptian conditions. 2. Litter size and related traits.,
(A.M. El Maghawry), Vol. 7(2), 95-106.
Utilization of dry sediment of rumen liquor in rabbit
nutrition. (M.M. El Adawy), Vol. 7(2), 107-122.
Effect of using natural clays (bentonite, tafla and kaolin)
on digestibility, growth performance and slaughter traits of
growing New Zealand White rabbits. (M.A. Sarhan, K.M. El Gendy
and A.S. Shehata), Vol. 7(2), 123-132.
Use of controlled samples to assess an unknown inhibitor in
rabbits.
Interfering antibodies affecting immunoassays in woman with
pet rabbits.
Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science, Abstracts, Vol.
10(1), 2000.
Utilization of sugar beet pulp and fibrous residues of
berseem and water hyacinth in feeding growing New Zealand White
rabbits. M.M. El Adawy, B.E. Borhami, and A.E.Y. Abdel Hamid,
Vol. 10(1), 1-17.
Physiological responses and histochemical changes of some
endocrine glands of NZW rabbit bucks exposed to 34°C., H.E.
El Sobhy, Vol. 10(1), 19-41.
Effect of LACT-A-BAC vs STAFAC*20 on the performance of
growing New Zealand White rabbits., M.M. El Adawy, B.E. Borhami,
S.M. Bassuny, Vol. 10(1), 43-59.
Rabbit growth performance and some blood parameters as
affected by using sunflower seed in their diets. N.Y. Abdel
Malak, I.A. Homouda, Vol 10(1), 61-73.
Using radicel in animal nutrition. 3. Growth performance,
digestibility and carcass traits of growing rabbits fed different
levels of barley radicels with or without methionine
supplementation. K.M. El Gendy, S.M. Bassuny, A.S. Shehata, M.A.
Sarhan, Vol. 10(1), 75-88.
Clove and cinnamon as growth promoters and detoxifficants
against cadmium chloride in growing rabbits. Sh.A.M. Ibrahim, Vol
10(1), 89-104.
Effect of some medicinal plants of labiatae family as feed
additives on growth and metabolic changes of rabbits. Sh.A.M.
Ibrahim, A.A. El Ghamry, G.M. El Mallah, Vol. 10(1),
105-120.
Effect of citric acid in diets with different starch and
fiber levels on productive performance and some physiological
traits of growing rabbits. F. Abdel Azeem, Y.M. El Hommosany,
G.M. Ali Nematallah, Vol. 10(1), 121-145.
Efficiency of using peanut hay and carrot-tops hay for
feeding growing rabbits. M.R.H. Ibrahim, Vol. 10(1),
147-156.
Feed intake, reproductive performance, digestibility and
blood metabolites in adult NZW rabbits fed diets containing raw
or autoclaved Jackbean seeds (Canavalia ensilformis L.).
H.M. El Kelawy, M.I. Abd El Rahim, M.A. Sarhan, Rawia S. Amin,
Vol. 10(1), 157-173.
Determination of methionine requirements for growing New
Zealand White rabbits. G.A. Zanaty, Vol. 10(1), 175-182.
Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science, Abstracts, Vol.
10(2), 2000
Genetic improvement of meatiness of local rabbits in Burundi.
M.R. Anous, Vol. 10(2), 183-194.
Effect of dietary protein levels on rabbit's performance.
N.Y. Abdel Malak, Vol. 10(2), 195-206.
Garlic and panax ginseng as dietary supplements against the
contamination with mercuric chloride in New Zealand Rabbits. A.M.
Ibrahim, M.M.H. Osfor, G.M. El Mallah, Vol. 10(2), 207-222.
Utilization of sugar beet tops in feeding rabbits. Tag El
Din, Al Samra H. Abo Egla, F.S.A. Ismail, S.S. Samy, Vol. 10(2),
223-238.
Effect of some commercial growth promoters on growth
performance and caecum microbiology of growing New Zealand White
rabbits. A.Z.M. Soliman, R.I. El Kady, A.A. El Shahat, M.Z.
Sedik, Vol. 10(2), 239-252.
Digestion kinetics in New Zealand White rabbits as affected
by dietary crude fiber sources. G.A. Zanaty and B.M. Ahmed, Vol.
10(2), 253-263.
Effect of different dietary protein sources and levels on
growth performance, nutrient utilization and carcass
characteristics of growing New Zealand White rabbits. G.A. Zanaty
and B.M. Ahmed, Vol. 10(2), 265-280.
Productive performance and digestion kinetics of California
rabbits as affected by combinations of ambient temperature and
dietary crude fiber level. A. Al Homidan, B.M. Ahmed, Vol. 10(2),
281-294.
Effects of breed, season of kindling and pregnancy status on
some blood measurements of doe rabbits raised in Egypt. A.M. El
Maghawry, M.M. Soliman, Gh.A. El Sayiad, Kh.M. Mahrose, Vol.
10(2), 295-306.
Estimation of doe breeding values for litter traits of three
standard breeds of rabbits raised under commercial intensive
system of production in Egypt. A. Farid, E.A. Afifi, M.H. Khalil,
H.A. Gad, Vol. 10(2), 307-325.
Genetic analysis of some economic traits in rabbits. A.A.
Enab, O.A. El Weshahy, F.H. Abdou, Vol. 10(2), 327-339.
Analysis of a selection experiment for some economic traits
in rabbits. A.A. Enab, A.A. Hekil, F.H. Abdou, Vol. 10(2),
341-353.
Effect of mother - litter separation before artificial
insemination on the reproductive performance of rabbit doe. M.M.
Sabrah, E.B. Abdalla A.M.S. Abd Elaziz, E.E Tharwat, Vol. 10(2),
355-367.
Evaluation of feeding diets containing different forage
mixtures of hay on performance of growing rabbits. M.R.M. El
Mahdy, Vol. 10(2), 369-387.
Effect of four methods for induction of ovulation on some
physiological responses in NZW doe rabbits and their neonates.
A.A. El Darawany, S.S. Abd El Hafez, Vol. 10(2), 389-399.
Presenting the Abstracts from the 4th International Conference
on Rabbit Production in Hot Climates, 24-27 February 2005, Sharm
El-Sheikh, Egypt.
General Articles:
The suckling rabbit: health, care and survival. A field study
in Spain and Portugal during 2003-2004. by: J.M. Rosell
Housing requirements for breeding rabbits from the viewpoint
of welfare, behaviour and hygiene. by: St. Hoy
Developing rabbit production in Egypt: An overview. by: A.H.
Daader
Genetic improvement of meat rabbits. Programmes and
diffusion. by: M. Baselga
Breeding and Genetics
Evaluation of Spanish synthetic V-line, Baladi Black rabbits
and their crosses under Egyptian conditions. 1. Litter size. by:
Nofal R., Saleh K., Younis H., Abou Khadiga G.
Evaluation of Spanish synthetic V-line, Baladi Black rabbits
and their crosses under Egyptian conditions. 2. Litter weight and
mean kit weight. by: K. Saleh, R. Nofal, H. Younis, G. Abou
Khadiga
Evaluation of Spanish synthetic V-Line, Baladi Black rabbits
and their crosses under Egyptian conditions. 3. Individual body
weight. by: K. Saleh, R.Y. Nofal, H. Younis, G. Abou Khadiga
Developing rabbit lines for meat production in Egypt and
Saudi Arabia: Overview, synthesizing plan, descriptive
performance and future prospects. by: A.M. El-Raffa1, Y.K.
Youssef, M.M. Iraqi, M.H. Khalil, M.L. García, M.
Baselga
Animal model evaluation and some genetic traits of milk
production in New Zealand White and Baladi Black rabbits using
DF-REML procedure. by: N.S. Hassan
Genetic profile on pre- and post- weaning numbers dead plus
litter and gain in weight traits of Hungarian New Zealand White
rabbits. by: Amin A.A., Abdel-Ghany A.M., Ahmed E.G.
Estimation of genotype x environment interaction for
reproductive and growth traits in rabbits. by: A.M. El-Raffa,
M.L. García, M. Baselga, M. Piles
Estimates of genetic traits in Grey Giant rabbits under
sub-temperate conditions in India. by: Umesh Singh, K.S. Risam,
S.R. Sharma, R.S. Bhatt, D. Kumar
Genetic evaluation of crossbreeding project involving Saudi
and Spanish V-Line rabbits to synthesize new maternal lines in
Saudi Arabia: I. Pre-weaning litter, lactation traits and feeding
parameters. by: M.H. Khalil, M.L. Garcia, S.N. Al-Dobaib,
A.H.Al-Homidan, M. Baselga
Performance of some economic traits in Bauscat and Baladi Red
rabbits. by: G.E.Y. Attalah
Physiology and Reproduction
Study of litter size and its biological components in a local
population of rabbits in Algeria. by: Zerrouki N., Bolet G.,
Berchiche M.
Effect of drinking diluted sea water on nitrogen retention
and electrolyte utilization in growing Californian and New
Zealand White rabbits. by: H. Abdel Rahman, A.M. Abou-Ashour,
F.H. Abdou, M. El-Sherif, Amal.H. Mohamed
Effect of semen extender type on rabbit semen quality under
different storage temperatures. by : W. Kishk, Suvegova K., Rafay
J.
Influence of mucin coat on survival of early stage rabbit
embryos vitrified by open pulled straw method. by: M.
El-Gayar
Effect of the fungicide (copper oxychloride) on reproductive
and productive performance of New Zealand White rabbits. by: M.F.
Saad, A.I. El-Sayed, I.A. Khalil, A.K. Kirella
Some reproductive aspects in doe rabbits as affected by
nutritional flushing. by: Hoda A. Shabaan
The functional integrity and response of rabbit spermatozoa
membrane to the hypo-osmotic swelling test. by: A.E.B. Zeidan,
A.H. Daader, L.B. Bahgat, E.A.A. Ahmadi
Some reproductive; productive and physiological aspects of
purebred and crossbred Flander and New Zealand White rabbits
under Egyptian environmental conditions. by: T.S.T. Seleem
Effect of buck and doe-gathering on sexual and maternal
behaviour, serum estradiol and progesterone and reproductive
performance in NZW doe rabbits. by: Nagwa A. Ahmed, A.A. Elfar,
O.G. Sakr
Response of spermatozoa of different breeds of rabbits to
hypo-osmotic swelling test. by: A.H. Daader, T.S.T. Seleem
Enzymatic activity and fertilizing ability of rabbit semen
supplemented with Nigella sativa extract. by: T.S.T.
Seleem, Rowida M. Riad
Effect of incubation time of diluted rabbit semen and time of
Gn-RH treatment of does on fertility traits. by: Rowida M. Riad,
R.H. EL-Sherief, T.S.T. Seleem
Growth performance, carcass traits, physiological response
and economical efficiency of Baladi Red, V-Line rabbits and their
cross-under Egyptian environmental conditions. by: Samia Z.
Meshreky, S.A. Gad Alla, Mervat M. Arafa
In vivo and in vitro rabbit embryo production
and development: a comparative study. by: Samia Z. Meshreky, O.A.
Salama
Evaluation of sexual and maternal behaviour, hormonal pattern
and reproductive performance of doe rabbits as affected by
seasonal variation. by: Nagwa A. Ahmed, A.A. Elfar, O.G.
Sakr
Effect of oxytocin and Cal-D-Mag injection on progesterone,
estradiol and prolactin pre- and post- partum and reproductive
efficiency of Bauscat doe rabbits. by: Nagwa A. Ahmed, A.F.
Khadr, M.A.I. Salem, M.N.F. Hassanin
Nutrition and Feeding
Effect of different levels of soybean and poultry fat on
growing rabbit performance. by: Y.I. El-Talty, M.R. Ibrahiem,
H.A. Ali
Effects of dietary copper on performance, carcass traits and
some blood components of growing California rabbits. by: G.A.
Zanaty
Effect of using Yucca schidigera as feed additive on
performance of growing rabbits. by: I.M. Abaza, H. El-Said
Effect of incorporation of biologically treated sugar beet
pulp as a non-conventional feed stuff in the diets of growing
rabbits. by: G.H.M. Zaza
Effect of feeding biologically treated or non-treated grape
pomace on growth performance of rabbits. by: Zaza G.H., Ibrahim
M.R., Gomma A., Fawzia A. Hassan
Growth performance and feed conversion in V-line and
crossbred rabbits fed diets containing discarded dates in Saudi
Arabia. by: S.N. Al-Dobaib, M.H. Khalil
Optizyme and Bockashi in growing rabbits diets contained
agricultural roughages. by: Fatma G. Ahmed
Kikuyu grass as a new animal feed in Egypt utilization of
kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum) as green forage for
feeding rabbits. by: G.A. Abd El-Rahman, U.M. Abdel-Monem, A.A.
Abdel-Hamid, K.M. El-Gendy
Increase of incorporation level of wheat by-products in
growing rabbits diet: Effect on growth and slaughter yield. by:
Lakabi D., M. Berchiche, S.A. Kadi
Feeding rabbits on diet contaminated with lindane, zinc and
their combination. 2. Effect on hematological and biochemical
parameters. by: A.A. Hassan, M.H.M. Yacout, H.Z. Ibrahem, M.I.
Yousef
Effect of dietary crude fiber levels and supplemental lipid
sources on performance of heat stressed rabbits. by: A.Z.
Soliman, A.D. Selim, A.M. Abdel-Khalek
Effect of adding different levels of iodine in drinking water
on growth performance, feed utilization, blood biochemistry and
organs-histopathology in growing rabbits. by: M.A. Sarhan, M.I.
Abd El-Rahim, Dawlat, A. El-Kerdawy; Fatma, R. Abdallah; A.S.
Shehata
Rabbit growth performance as affected by phytase and Biogen
supplementation for linseed meal diets. by: M.M. El-Adawy, B.E.
Borhami, A.Z.M. Salem, A.E. Abo-Zeid
Productivity and reproductivity of heat stressed rabbits as
influenced by nutritional treatments under Sinai conditions. by:
A.M. Abdel-Samee, A.M. Ali, M.R.M. Mousa, M.A. Abdel Ghaffar
Effect of feeding diets supplemented with seaweed on growth
performance and some blood hematological and biochemical
characteristics of male Baladi rabbits. by: S.G. El-Banna, A.A.
Hassan, A.B. Okab, A.A. Koriem, M.A. Ayoub
Management and Health
Effect of housing system on rabbits performance, under hot
climatic conditions. by: H. Ibrahim, M.I. Abd El-Rahim, M.N.
El-Gaafary
Analysis of some factors effect on rabbit's production in
farmer breeding in the region of Kabylia (Algeria). by: F.
Djellal, A. Mouhous, N. Zerrouki
Pre-weaning mortality in rabbits of local Algerian
population. by: S.A. Kadi, N. Zerrouki, Y. Louchami, F.
Dahmani
Reproduction traits variation in local rabbit population
(Algeria). by: S. Belhadi
Traditional rabbit production in Kabylian area (Algeria). by:
F. Djelial, A. Mouhous, N. Zerrouki
Effect of different feed restriction systems during rearing
period rabbits reproductive performance under desert
environmental conditions. by: M.S.M. Abou-Sekken
Efficiency of housing establishment for rabbits productivity.
by: G. Ashour, A.A. Sedki, K.H. El-Kholy
Effect of Breed, Generation, Parity, Season of Mating, Age of
Dam at Mating and Kindling Interval on Litter Weight at Birth of
Rabbit. by S.K. Das and K.M. Bujarbarua
Carcass Traits of Rabbit, Organoleptic Properties and
Consumption Pattern of Rabbit Meat in the North Eastern Hill
Region of India. by S.K. Das and K.M. Bujarbarua
Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science, Abstracts, Vol. 11(1),
2001
Assessment of the nutritive value of dried azolla hay as a
possible feed ingredient for growing NZW rabbits. A.E. Abou-Zeid,
F.F. Mohamed, M.S.M. Radwan, Vol. 11(1), 1-21.
Effect of using high levels of berseem hay (Trifolium
alexandrinum) in rabbit diets on performance, feeding values,
caecotrophes, characteristics of gastrointestinal tract and
relative revenue. Kh. Amber, Sawsan M. Gad, Vol. 11(1),
23-39.
Improvement of reproductive performance of lactating rabbit
does by using different biostimulation methods. M.M. Sabrah, A.M.
Abdel-Maksoud, S.H. Hassanin, A.M.S. Abd-El-Aziz, N.M. EL-Kholy,
Vol. 11(1), 41-55.
Doe traits as affected by respiration rate, internal body
temperature, rabbitry air temperature and some other non-genetic
factors in two breeds of rabbits. E.A. Afifi, A. Farid, M.R.
El-Mahdy, M.A. Toson, Vol. 11(1), 57-71.
Blood metabolites, minerals and hormones in relation to
growth of rabbits. G. Ashour, Vol. 11(1), 73-91.
Estimation of breeding values for lifetime production traits
using animal models in New Zealand White rabbits raised in high
intensive system of production. M.H. Khalil, E.A. Afifi, Y.M.K.
Youssef, A.M.E. El-Raffa, A. Farid, Vol. 11(1), 93-101.
Estimation of sire and paternal grand dams breeding values
for growth traits in New Zealand White and Californian rabbits
using the animal model. Z.A. Sabra. M.H. Khalil, M. Hanafi, H.A.
Gad, Vol. 11(1), 103-114.
Physiological adaptation of rabbits' kits to housing
conditions as related to growth. G. Ashour, Vol. 11(1),
115-137.
Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science, Abstracts, Vol. 12(1),
2002
Effect of some dietary growth promoters on some blood
biochemical and hormonal constituents, in male and female rabbits
during growing period. F.S. Khalil, M. Marzook, R.H. Abd Elmalak
and Nashwa, A. Hassan., Vol. 12(1), 1-12.
Effects of replacing soybean meal by nigella seed meal for
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