Divergent Selection for Uterine Capacity in Rabbits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2350-2354

  Argente, M J ^a   Santacreu, M A ^a   Climent, A ^a   Bolet, G ^b   Blasco, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic Parameters; Litter Size; Rabbits; Selection

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LAPAROSCOPY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OVARIECTOMY; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SELECTION (GENETICS); UTERUS;

EID: 0031228183     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7592350x     Document Type: Article

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