Connection between body condition score, chemical characteristics of body and reproductive traits of rabbit does

Livestock Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 209-215

  Cardinali, R ^a   Dal Bosco, A ^a   Bonanno, A ^b   Di Grigoli, A ^b   Rebollar, P G ^c   Lorenzo, P L ^d   Castellini, C ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Applicata   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body condition score; Fertility; FSH; LH; Ovary; Rabbit doe

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 44449106015     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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