Evaluation of seven genetic groups of rabbits for some reproductive traits in the first three parities

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 623-631

  Nofal, Reiad Y ^a,b   Tóth, Sándor ^a,b  

^a Institute for Small Animal Research   (Hungary)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Crossbred; Heterosis; Purebred; Rabbit; Reproductive traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042228910     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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