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LITTER AND MEAN BUNNY WEIGHTS AS AFFECTED BY NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBIT DOE AGE / WEIGHT AT KINDLING UNDER SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF ISMAILIA PROVINCE

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Data of this work were collected on Doe-records (235 litters) from NZW rabbits raised at the experimental Rabbitery, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia Governorate. Egypt, to investigate  the maternal effects of the rabbit does (i.e. doe weight and age at kindling) on litter and mean bunny weights at birth, 7, 14, 21 days and at 2, 3 months of age. Doe-weight-at-kindling was classified into four categories, the first was less than 3000, the 2nd 3000-3500, the 3nd 3500-4000 and the 4th greater than 4000 g. with an average 3482 ± 21.068 g. Doe-age-at-kindling (in days) was grouped into four classes the first was less than 380 days, the 2nd 380-560, the 3nd 560-740 and the 4th greater than 740 days, with an average of 491 ± 10.945 days.
Tests of significance revealed that doe-weight-at-kindling affected litter weight significantly at early age stages (till 14 days of bunny ages) while the results revealed highly significant doe-weight-at-kindling effect on mean bunny weight only at birth.  Age-of-doe-at-kindling proved significant effects on litter weight at birth and at 14 days post kindling, and on mean body at birth and mean body weight at birth and at 7 days post kindling. The effects of both studied factors (as they constitute fragment or subdivision of the maternal effect of the doe) were more profound at birth and faded thereafter as bunnies advance in age. Generally, the results showed that post kindling litter, and to some extent mean bunny, weights change positively as New-Zealand White rabbit does' weight and age at kindling increases especially in younger ages. This may spot light on the pivot role played by does' weight and age at kindling in the ability of these does to support the maternal performance on the produced young.
 
 

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10.21608/ejrs.2014.47482

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Weight and age of doe at kindling, litter and mean bunny weight

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Said

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El-Sheikh

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Department of Animal and Poultry Nutrition, Desert Research Center, Mataria, Cairo, Egypt.

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saidelsheikh@yahoo.co

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esert Research Center, Mataria, Cairo,

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24

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2

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7352

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2014-07-01

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2014-03-12

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2014-07-01

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347

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361

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1110-2594

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2682-3330

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EJRS_Volume 24_Issue 2_Pages 347-361.pdf

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Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science

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LITTER AND MEAN BUNNY WEIGHTS AS AFFECTED BY NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBIT DOE AGE / WEIGHT AT KINDLING UNDER SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF ISMAILIA PROVINCE

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22 Jan 2023