Productivity levels of three breeds of rabbits and their cross over a three-year period in the humid tropics

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 469-476

  Oseni, Saidu ^a   Odubote, Idowu ^a   Akinokun, Osu ^a   Somade, Babajide ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Breeds; Crossbred group; Fryer rabbits; Genetic groups; Kindling interval; Litter size; Productivity index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031485508     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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