Article
Divergent selection for uterine capacity in rabbits.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 1997
Argente M J, Santacreu M A, Climent A, Bolet G, Blasco A
Abstract excerpt
To examine the genetic and phenotypic parameters of uterine capacity and its components in rabbits, we performed a divergent selection experiment for uterine capacity. Rabbit does were unilaterally ovariectomized, and a laparoscopy was performed at midgestation to count the number of corpora lutea and implanted embryos. Selection was performed on litter size in all parities. Genetic parameters were estimated by...
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