Influence of birth weight and nutrient supply before and after weaning on the performance of rabbit does to age of the first mating

Livestock Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 54-64

  Szendro, Zs ^a   Gyovai, M ^a   Maertens, L ^b   Biro Nemeth E ^a   Radnai, I ^a   Matics, Zs ^a   Princz, Z ^a   Gerencser Zs ^a   Horn, P ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Milk supply; Rabbits; Restricted feeding; Weight

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33746083557     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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