Effect of nursing by two does on the performance of sucking and growing rabbits

Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 117-125

  Szendro Zs ^a   Gyarmati, T ^a   Maertens, L ^b   Biro Nemeth E ^a   Radnai, I ^a   Milisits, G ^a   Matics, Zs ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Section of Small Livestock Husbandry   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Live weight gain; Rabbits; Suckling

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036333238     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800052280     Document Type: Article

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