Effects of lactation, energetic deficit and remating interval on reproductive performance of primiparous rabbit does

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 289-298

  Fortun Lamothe, L ^a   Prunier, A ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Feeding and nutrition; Fertility; Lactation; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; MALE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OVULATION; RABBITS; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033617528     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(99)00020-2     Document Type: Article

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