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- Title
The efforts toward genetic potential improvement concerning prolificacy in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and nowadays technological practices: A paradox.
- Authors
Botha, Miklos; Gavriloaie, Claudiu; Coroian, Cristian O.; Petrescu-Mag, I. Valentin
- Abstract
The present paper discusses the contrast between prolificacy improvements in rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and the new tendencies in the applied technologies which actually cancel all achievements in this field. It is about culling nests to 6 or 8 kits/nest (ideal to 6 individuals) in order to obtain satisfying production indices (uniform nests in term of individual weight, low mortality rate during suckling, weaning and fattening period, and high individual and total weight at weaning at the end of fattening period), while research is still conducted in order to increase prolificacy, which is already exhibiting more than satisfying values.
- Subjects
RABBIT breeding; LIVESTOCK genetics; LIVESTOCK mortality; BODY weight; SUCKLING in animals
- Publication
Rabbit Genetics, 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1, p20
- ISSN
2248-3098
- Publication type
Article