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Constitution and evaluation of a long-lived productive rabbit line.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 2008
Sánchez J P, Theilgaard P, Mínguez C, Baselga M
Abstract excerpt
An evaluation of a new maternal line (LP) of rabbits was carried out. This new line was founded following a scheme similar to that applied in the selection for hyperprolificacy in rabbits or pigs. In this case, the selection criteria were hyperlongevity and an independent culling level near the average for prolificacy. Evaluation was carried out by comparison of the reproductive and longevity performance of the...
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