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Two-way selection for daily gain and feed conversion in a composite rabbit population.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 1997
Moura A S, Kaps M, Vogt D W, Lamberson W R
Abstract excerpt
We conducted a two-way selection experiment in a composite rabbit population to investigate the responses to selection for postweaning ADG and feed conversion (FC). Two generations of crossing, followed by four generations of random pair matings, preceded three generations of selection. Selection was practiced within four lines: high-feed conversion (HFC), low-feed conversion (LFC), high gain (HG), and low gain...
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