Long term effect of post-weaning rhythm on the body fat and performance of rabbit doe

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-204

  Castellini, Cesare ^a   Dal Bosco, Alessandro ^a   Cardinali, Raffaella ^a  

^a Dept Biologia Vegetale Biotecnologie Agroambientali e Zootecniche ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

fertility; Rabbit doe; rhythm of insemination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FAT BODY; FERTILITY; LITTER SIZE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RABBIT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WEANING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33646349219     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: 12979708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2006009     Document Type: Article

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