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Genetic parameters of fertility in two lines of rabbits with different reproductive potential.
Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 2005
Piles M, Rafel O, Ramon J, Varona L
Abstract excerpt
A Bayesian analysis with a threshold model was performed for fertility defined as a binary trait (1 = successful mating, 0 = unsuccessful mating) in two populations of rabbits of different reproductive potential and different genetic origin: Line P selected for litter size and Line C selected for growth rate. There were 20,793 records of natural mating (86.2% successful) in Line C between 1983 and 2003, and...
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