Rural Rabbit Production Systems in Madagascar: Housing, Gender, and Welfare Survey

A survey of 272 rural farms in Madagascar's Amoron'i Mania region conducted between 2023 and 2024, recording data on 3,018 rabbits. The dataset provides an integrated assessment of rabbit production systems, focusing on housing types, breed characteristics, performance, behavior, and socioeconomic factors. It was authored by Sabiazy Ali and released under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between housing system types (MAP, GP, SC, CC) and rabbit mortality/growth performance.
• Investigate gender and age-related patterns in housing choice and management decisions among farmers.
• Study breed-by-housing interactions on growth performance, comparing commercial and local breeds.
• Assess animal welfare indicators based on behavioral activity and stereotypic patterns across different housing systems.

Strengths

• Data collected from 272 farms, providing a substantial sample of rural production systems.
• Includes observations on 3,018 individual rabbits, with subsets for breed (1,060) and behavioral (445) characterization.
• Analysis employs statistical methods (χ² tests, ANOVA) to examine interactions between housing, breed, and gender.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small (13.9 KB), suggesting it may contain summary statistics or a limited number of records.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Multistage survey using questionnaires, interviews, and on-farm observations.

Time Range

2023-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05 08 14:02:34; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Amoron'i Mania region, Madagascar