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  • Evaluation of rabbit breeds and crosses for overall commercial productivity

    Creator:
    Lukefahr, Steven D.
    Abstract:
    In two breeding experiments, straightbred and crossbred rabbits were evaluated for performance characters relating to reproduction, disease resistance, growth and carcass quality. In the first experiment, New Zealand White CNN) and Flemish Giant (FG) straightbreds and FG sire x (Florida White-New Zealand White dam) terminal-crossbreds (TX) were involved. Reproductive performance...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Utilization of high roughage diets by rabbits

    Creator:
    Pote, Linda Marie Wayland.
    Abstract:
    A series of experiments were conducted to determine the utilization of fibrous feeds by the rabbit. A review of literature was performed to ascertain the results of similar studies. The first two experiments involved various levels of alfalfa substituted for corn or barley. Results indicated that a 50 percent alfalfa...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    utilization of fibrous feeds by the rabbit. A review of literature was performed to ascertain the results of

  • Forage utilization by rabbits

    Creator:
    Harris, David Joseph
    Abstract:
    Several experiments were conducted to evaluate various forages and forage levels for use in rabbit diets. Several tropical forages were evaluated for their potential in feeding rabbits. One of the tropical forages, Desmodium distortum produced better growth performance than alfalfa meal. The tropical forages were used to derive prediction equations...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Several experiments were conducted to evaluate various forages and forage levels for use in rabbit diets