Evaluating response to selection and nutritional needs in a three-way cross of rabbits

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 186-196

  Costa, C ^a,b   Baselga, M ^a,b   Lobera, J ^a   Cervera, C ^a,b   Pascual, J J ^a,b  

^a Ctro Capacitacion E   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 2942560556     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2004.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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