Different resource allocation strategies result from selection for litter size at weaning in rabbit does

This study examined the effect of long-term selection of a maternal rabbit line, solely for a reproductive criterion, on the ability of female rabbits to deal with constrained environmental conditions. Female rabbits from generations 16 and 36 (n=72 and 79, respectively) of a line founded and select...

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Main Authors: D. Savietto, C. Cervera, L. Ródenas, E. Martínez-Paredes, M. Baselga, F.J. García-Diego, T. Larsen, N.C. Friggens, J.J. Pascual
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113002437