GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS- ON DOE REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE UNDER DESERT CONDITION | ||||
| Journal of Animal and Poultry Production | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 27, Issue 2, February 2002, Page 843-853 PDF (3.26 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jappmu.2002.253335 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| H. I. Zaky,1; Z. A. M. Sabra2 | ||||
| 1Department of Animal and Poultry Breeding, Animal and Poultry Production Division, Desert Research Center, Mataryia- Carlo, Egypt | ||||
| 2Animal Production Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Reproductive performance of 215 does of pure New Zealand Wbite·1abbits (NN), pure Californian (CC), two reciprocal crosses (NC& CN), two backerosses (BCN and BCe) and F2 crossbred were studied. Studied traits were litter size a.t-birt~, 7, 14, 21 days of age and at weaning; litter birth weight; average birth weighlgestation length; fertility rate; number of services per conception; parturition interval and mortality rate at 7, 14,21 days of age and at weaning. Doe genetic group effect was not significant for litter size and mortality rate, except for mortality rate.att1. days of age. The litter weight at birth varied between 407.4±21.6 and 323.6±18.2 g. The crossbred CN does had heavier litter weight at birth than other groups. The NC doss crossbred had heavy average birth weight with increased mortality rate when compared with other genetic groups. The litter size at weaning was positively and highly correlated with litter size at birth. The crossbreeds were higher than purebreds for NSC (P<.05). Parturition intervals were similar for NN and CC breeds. The mortality rate was low in spring (warm season) and was high in winter (cold season) indicating that temperature may be important at the phase of young rabbits. Additive effect had a negative effect on the mortality rate at 21 days of age and at weaning. For mortality rate at 7 days direct heterosis had positively significant effect. However, litter size at birth was largely (1.0) rabbits when reared by NN vs CC dams. This difference increased to 1.2 rabbits at weaning. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| reproductive traits; season; rabbit; crossbred; purebred | ||||
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