EFFECT OF CROSSING CALIFORNIA WITH GABALI RABBITS ON LITTER WEIGHT, LITTER SIZE AND MILK PRODUCTION. | ||||
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | ||||
Volume 22, Issue 2, August 2023, Page 224-237 PDF (465.35 K) | ||||
Document Type: Full research articles | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jaesj.2023.207824.1085 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mohamed Ahmed Meky 1; Waleed Altahawy2; Hasan Hasan Younis3; Mohamed Ragab3; Mohamed ElSayed El Speiy4 | ||||
1Department of animal and poultry production.Faculty of agriculture. Damanhour university | ||||
2Professor of Poultry, Department of Animal, Poultry, and Fish Sciences, Damanhour university | ||||
3أستاذ تربية الدواجن، كلية الزراعة، جامعة كفر الشيخ | ||||
4رئيس بحوث فسيولوجي الدواجن، معهد بحوث الإنتاج الحيواني، مركز البحوث الزراعية | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The aim of this search was to study changes in litter weight (LW), litter size (LS), and milk production (MP) by crossing between the Sinai- Gabali (GAB) and California(CAL).Data collected from a total number of 80 does and 20 bucks were divided into four groups(GAB × GAB), (CAL× CAL), (CAL × GAB), and (GAB × CAL). The result showed a significant improving in LW at the cross (CAL × GAB) 23%, 44%, 65%, 67%, 37%, and 32% at birth, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 days of age respectively. Mating type affected significantly (P ≤ 0.01) in LS at birth, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 days, where the Genotype (CAL × GAB ) and (CAL) were superior to (GAB) and (GAB × CAL) at different age. On the other side, there were affected significantly (P ≤ 0.01) in MP at 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 days of grown period. The cross (CAL × GAB )was the highest milk production at most periods, followed by CAL, GAB and GAB × CAL, respectively. The direct heterosis was significantly positive for body weights at 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 weeks but it was negative at 7 weeks. The direct heterosis was significantly positive for milk production at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 days, Its highest at weaning 35 days. In conclusion crossing between CAL and GAB improved litter weight, litter size, and milk production provided when male California is used. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Crossbreeding; Heterosis; Litter size; Litter weight; Milk production | ||||
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