An increasing proportion of consumers recognize animal welfare
aspects of livestock production and prefer to buy meat of animals
kept in an environment with adequate housing. However, the human
idea of the optimal housing conditions of a certain species may not coincidewith
the real needs for that species. Thus animal behavior and animal
welfare are research areas with several unanswered questions.
According to the survey of EFSA (European Food Safety Authority
(EFSA), 2005) and also more recent studies (Szendrő & Luzi, 2006)
there are several experiments that need to be conducted in rabbit production
before specific directives can be given.