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Divergent selection for uterine capacity in rabbits. I. Genetic parameters and response to selection.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2005
Blasco A, Ortega J A, Climent A, Santacreu M A
Abstract excerpt
A 10-generation divergent selection experiment for uterine capacity (UC) measured as litter size in unilaterally ovariectomized females was carried out in rabbits. A total of 2,996 observations on uterine capacity of does (up to four parities) was recorded. Laparoscopy was performed at d 12 of their second gestation, and ovulation rate (OR) and number of implanted embryos (IE) were recorded in 735 does. Prenatal...
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