ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO FOUND NEW RABBIT LINES
Baselga, M., Ragab, M., Mínguez, C., EL Nagar, A. (2017). ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO FOUND NEW RABBIT LINES. EKB Journal Management System, 27(2), 155-169. doi: 10.21608/ejrs.2017.46566
Mecheal Baselga; Mohamed Ragab; C. Mínguez; Ayman EL Nagar. "ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO FOUND NEW RABBIT LINES". EKB Journal Management System, 27, 2, 2017, 155-169. doi: 10.21608/ejrs.2017.46566
Baselga, M., Ragab, M., Mínguez, C., EL Nagar, A. (2017). 'ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO FOUND NEW RABBIT LINES', EKB Journal Management System, 27(2), pp. 155-169. doi: 10.21608/ejrs.2017.46566
Baselga, M., Ragab, M., Mínguez, C., EL Nagar, A. ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO FOUND NEW RABBIT LINES. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 27(2): 155-169. doi: 10.21608/ejrs.2017.46566

ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO FOUND NEW RABBIT LINES

Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science
Article 2, Volume 27, Issue 2, July 2017, Page 155-169  XML PDF (210.46 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejrs.2017.46566
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Authors
Mecheal Baselga email 1; Mohamed Ragab2; C. Mínguez3; Ayman EL Nagar4
1Dept. Ciencia Animal, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, España
2Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr El-Sheikh, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt.
3Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Calle Vieja 12-30 y Elia Liut, Cuenca, Ecuador.
4Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Benha University, Egypt.
Abstract
The most important issues of the meat rabbit breeding are discussed, particularly the ones related to the foundation and selection of specialized lines, paternal and maternal, to be used in a scheme of three way crossing. Special attention is given to the analysis of different approaches to found new lines, but are also commented the methods and criteria of selection and the responses obtained in different programmes. A comparison is made among four maternal lines, founded on different criteria and sharing the same environment for long periods of time. Important differences were detected for litter size, fertility, growth and longevitybetween the lines attheir origin, which can be explained based on the selectioncriteria used at the time of their foundation. Therefore, all the issues related with the foundation of a new line should be carefully considered. The foundation of a line exclusively based on the concept of breed without considering production criteria seems less suitable than other criteria more closely related to production.
 
Keywords
Rabbit; genetic improvement; lines; genomic selection
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