Effect of breeding system, cycle and cage size during fattening on rabbit doe and growing rabbit performance under heat stress
In order to evaluate heat stress and circadian rhythm 46 nulliparous rabbit does with a BW of 3.67 ± 0.05 kg (s.e.) were used. They were clipped once or not and rectal temperature, feed and water intake were recorded for 24 h. From this group, 43 rabbit does were mated 7 days after rectal measuremen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731110000613 |