Response of fattening rabbits reared under different housing conditions. 1. Live performance and health status

Livestock Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-91

  Princz, Z ^a   Dalle Zotte, A ^b   Metzger, Sz ^a   Radnai, I ^a   Biro Nemeth E ^a   Orova, Z ^a   Szendro, Zs ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cage; Floor type; Gnawing stick; Growing rabbits; Pen

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 60049093811     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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