Effect of body fatness and selection for prolificacy on survival of rabbit does assessed using a cryopreserved control population

Livestock Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 65-73

  Theilgaard, P ^a   Sanchez J P ^a   Pascual, J J ^a   Friggens, N C ^b   Baselga, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body fatness; Genetic selection; Prolificacy; Rabbits; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33746048756     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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