Comparison of carcass and meat characteristics of three rabbit lines selected for litter size or growth rate

Meat Science

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 645-650

  Hernandez P ^a   Arino B ^a   Grimal, A ^a   Blasco, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Line comparison; Meat quality; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33747213377     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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