Rabbits behavioural response to climatic and managerial conditions - A review

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 469-482

  Marai, I F M ^a   Rashwan, A A ^b  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

climatic conditions; human intervention; intensive production; managerial conditions; rabbit behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 4644295858     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-47-469-2004     Document Type: Article

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