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

Sabiazy Ali's dataset documents a 2023-2024 survey of 272 rural rabbit farms in Madagascar's Amoron'i Mania region, covering 3,018 rabbits. The study provides an integrated assessment of housing systems, breed characteristics, performance, behavior, and socioeconomic factors. Data was collected via questionnaires, interviews, and on-farm observations.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between housing system types and rabbit mortality rates based on the described classification.
• Investigating gender-related patterns in farm management and housing choices based on the survey results.
• Studying breed-by-housing interactions on growth performance based on the recorded commercial and local breeds.
• Assessing animal welfare through behavioral indicators like motor activity and stereotypies across different housing systems.

Strengths

• Data is based on a substantial survey of 272 farms and 3,018 individual rabbits.
• Provides integrated analysis of housing, gender, welfare, and productivity from a specific region and time period (2023-2024).
• Housing systems are quantitatively classified into four distinct types with reported prevalence percentages.

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 (14.2 KB), indicating limited scope or summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

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

Time Range

2023-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05 08 14:02:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Amoron'i Mania region, Madagascar