Performance, carcass characteristics and economic viability of sexed rabbits slaughtered at different ages;Desempenho, características de carcaça e viabilidade econômica de coelhos sexados abatidos em diferentes idades

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1149-1155

  Oliveira, M C ^a   Lui, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE RIO VERDE   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carcass yield; Rabbit; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33947316583     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 16784162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-09352006000600025     Document Type: Article

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