Relationships between body weight at first mating and subsequent body development, feed intake, and reproductive performance of rabbit does

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2036-2042

  Rommers, J M ^a,d   Meijerhof, R ^b   Noordhuizen, J P T M ^c   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Hybro   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Wageningen University and Research Center ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body weight; Rabbits; Rearing techniques; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036688369     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.8.2036     Document Type: Article

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