Rural Rabbit Production Survey in Madagascar: Housing, Gender, and Welfare
by Sabiazy Ali·Updated 1mo ago
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Description
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
figshare
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
Primary data file is a DOCX document, which may require conversion for analysis.