Prediction of the meat content of the carcass and valuable carcass parts in French lop rabbits using some traits measured in vivo and post mortem

The experiment was performed on 60 French lop rabbits raised under extensive conditions and sacrificed at body weight of about 3 kg. It was found that the best indicators of meat weight (g) in rabbit carcasses were body weight, head width and lower thigh length among the traits measured in vivo, and...

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Main Authors: D. Michalik, A. Lewczuk, E. Wilkiewicz-Wawro, W. Brzozowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2006-09-01
Series:Czech Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:https://cjas.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/cjs-200609-0005_prediction-of-the-meat-content-of-the-carcass-and-valuable-carcass-parts-in-french-lop-rabbits-using-some-trait.php