Early embryonic survival and embryo development in two lines of rabbits divergently selected for uterine capacity1

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1634-1639

  Peiro R ^a   Santacreu, M A ^a   Climent, A ^a   Blasco, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Early embryo survival; Embryo development; Rabbit; Selection; Uterine capacity

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RABBIT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL VIABILITY; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SELECTION (GENETICS); UTERUS;

EID: 34547294234     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-737     Document Type: Article

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