The effect of intensive and extensive production systems on carcass quality in New Zealand white rabbits

World Rabbit Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-33

  Daszkiewicz, T ^a   Gugolek, A ^a   Janiszewski, P ^a   Kubiak, D ^a   Czoik, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carcass; Meat quality; Production system; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864998960     PISSN: 12575011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4995/wrs.2012.945     Document Type: Article

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