Rabbit for meat and wool production in India: A review

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-382

  Risam, K S ^a   Das, G K ^a   Bhasin, V ^a,b  

^a North Temperate Regional Station Central Sheep   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Meat production; Rabbit; Wool production

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CROSS BREEDING; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD QUALITY; HERITABILITY; INDIA; MEAT INDUSTRY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; RABBIT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 20444393418     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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