[EN] In rabbits, ovulation rate is, together with prenatal survival, one of the main limiting factors for litter size. Both components are affected by several factors related to females and their environment. Thus, ...
[EN] Selection of functional traits is a challenge for researchers, but an increasingly necessary objective due to the growing concern regarding animal welfare and overcoming the problems of reducing antibiotic use in ...
Belabbas, Rafik; García, Maria de la Luz; AinBaziz, Hacina; Berbar, Ali; Argente, Maria José(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-03-31)
[EN] The aim of this study was to estimate the limiting litter size components in rabbit females from a Synthetic line (n=32) and a Local population (n=34). Ovulation rate, number of implanted and live embryos were counted ...
Belabbas, Rafik; Ezzeroug, Rym; García, María de la Luz; Berbar, Ali; Zitouni, Ghania; Taalaziza, Djamel; Boudjella, Zoulikha; Boudahdir, Nassima; Dis, Samir; Argente, María José(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-03-31)
[EN] The aim of this study was to analyse the relationships between kit birth weight and litter size with
kit survival from birth to weaning, and to estimate the effects of place of birth, nest quality, cannibalism,
lactation, ...