Effect of adult weight and CT-based selection on carcass traits of growing rabbits

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 240-242

  Szendro, Zsolt ^a   Matics, Zsolt ^a   Gerencsér, Zsolt ^a   Radnai, István ^a   Lengyel, Márió ^a   Nagy, István ^a   Riovanto, Roberto ^b   Zotte, Antonella Dalle ^b  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult weight; Carcass traits; CT based selection; Growing rabbit

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 70350062758     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.s3.240     Document Type: Article

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