Effect of birth weight and litter size on productive performance of rabbits

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1158-1161

  Di Meo, C ^a   Gazaneo, M P ^a   Racca, C ^a,b   Bovera, F ^a   Piccolo, G ^a   Nizza, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ASL AV1 di Ariano Irpino   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birth Weight; Litter Size; Performance; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 3242684225     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.1158     Document Type: Article

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