Effect of selection on body fat content by means of the TOBEC method on some reproductive traits of rabbit does and on the body composition of growing rabbits;Einfluss des nach der TOBEC-Methode bestimmten Fettgehaltes bei Kaninchen auf die Wurfleistungen und die Körperzusammensetzung der Nachkommen

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 403-411

  Lévai, András ^a   Milisits, Gábor ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

body composition; fat; rabbit; reproduction traits; selection; TOBEC

Indexed keywords

EID: 85063829798     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-45-403-2002     Document Type: Article

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