Effects of a split 48-h doe-litter separation on productivity of free-nursing rabbit does and their litters

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 287-295

  Bonanno, A ^a   Mazza, F ^a   Di Grigoli, A ^a   Alabiso, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertility; Litter growth; Litter size; Rabbits; Reproduction; Split doe litter separation

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 5144229542     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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