| publication name | Crossbreeding effects for post-weaning growth, rectal and ears temperatures and respiration rates in crossing Saudi Gabali with Spanish V-Line rabbits - 2002 |
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| Authors | Khalil M. H., Al-Sobayel K., Hermes I.H., Al-Homidan A.H. |
| year | 2002 |
| keywords | Gabali rabbits, crossbreeding, post-weaning growth, rectal and ears temperatures, respiration rates, direct and maternal effects, direct and maternal heterosis, recombination effects |
| journal | 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Montpellier, France. |
| volume | Not Available |
| issue | Session 04. Poultry and Rabbit Breeding, Communication N° 04-12. |
| pages | pp 4 |
| publisher | World Association of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20033049424.html |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
To date, publications concerning crossbreeding of Gabali rabbits with standard breeds (e.g. Spanish V-line) in Saudi Arabia are not available. V-line has proved to be advantageous to standard California and New Zealand White for daily gain in Egypt. Gabali rabbits raised under the Saudi desert conditions are characterized by a large litter size of 8 - 10 young and heavy body weight of 3.2 - 3.8 kg. The objective of the present paper was to estimate direct (GI) and maternal (GM) additive effects, direct (HI) and maternal (HM) heterosis and direct recombination effects (RI ) for body weights, rectal and ear temperatures and respiration rates in a crossbreeding project involving Saudi Gabali and V-line rabbits.