Effect of dam and sire genotypes on productive and carcass traits of rabbits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 533-543

  Szendro, Z ^a   Matics, Z ^a   Gerencser Z ^a   Nagy, I ^a   Lengyel, M ^a   Horn, P ^a   Dalle Zotte, A ^b  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcass trait; Dam effect; Genotype; Productive trait; Rabbit; Sire effect

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEAT; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RABBIT; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE; MEAT; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 75949091657     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2045     Document Type: Article

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