Handling and rearing results in young rabbits

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 243-250

  Jezierski, T A ^a   Konecka, A M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

Author keywords

Body weight; Emotional categories; Handling; Mortality rate; Young rabbits

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942528510     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(95)00653-2     Document Type: Article

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