Effects of floor type, stocking density, slaughter age and gender on productive and qualitative traits of rabbits reared in collective pens
At 34 days of age, 376 crossbred rabbits of both sexes were housed in 16 open-top collective pens (1.68 m2) according to a 2×2×2 factorial arrangement with two types of pen floor (plastic v. wooden slatted), two stocking densities (12 v. 16 animals/m2) and two slaughter ages (76 v. 83 days). The rab...
Main Authors: | A. Trocino, E. Filiou, M. Tazzoli, M. Birolo, A. Zuffellato, G. Xiccato |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114003188 |
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