Rabbit production
Rabbit production [electronic resource]
Edited by J. I. McNitt, S. D. Lukefahr, P. R. Cheeke, N. M. Patton.
- 9
- WallingfordUK CABI 2013
- 300pp.;
- CABI Books .
- CABI Books .
This new edition of Rabbit Production is fully updated throughout. Mainly concerning rabbits bred for meat and fur, it also contains practical information on pet rabbits, show rabbits and rabbits used as laboratory animals. Core topics are covered, including rabbit genetics, reproduction, health and diseases, behaviour, welfare, fur and meat production, rabbit production in developing countries, slaughter and the marketing of rabbit products. Current areas of interest such as animal welfare and coat colour genetics are expanded in the new edition.An important resource for all those involved in rabbit production, this book is also vital reading for students and researchers of animal science and meat production, as well as the keen amateur rabbit enthusiast.
9781780640136
10.1079/9781780640129.0000 doi
breeding programmes reproduction eukaryotes animal production rabbit meat feeding stuffs furbearers herd improvement animal rights fur farming animal breed Lagomorpha vertebrates Developing Countries feeds breeds selection Third World rabbit milk pet animals rabbit breeds marketing breeding programs Chordata animal breeds finishing mammals farm equipment slaughter Underdeveloped Countries slaughtering animal welfare rabbit feeding fur bearing animals rabbit diseases fur bearers pets fattening animals furbearing animals fur rabbits Leporidae world worldwide
This new edition of Rabbit Production is fully updated throughout. Mainly concerning rabbits bred for meat and fur, it also contains practical information on pet rabbits, show rabbits and rabbits used as laboratory animals. Core topics are covered, including rabbit genetics, reproduction, health and diseases, behaviour, welfare, fur and meat production, rabbit production in developing countries, slaughter and the marketing of rabbit products. Current areas of interest such as animal welfare and coat colour genetics are expanded in the new edition.An important resource for all those involved in rabbit production, this book is also vital reading for students and researchers of animal science and meat production, as well as the keen amateur rabbit enthusiast.
9781780640136
10.1079/9781780640129.0000 doi
breeding programmes reproduction eukaryotes animal production rabbit meat feeding stuffs furbearers herd improvement animal rights fur farming animal breed Lagomorpha vertebrates Developing Countries feeds breeds selection Third World rabbit milk pet animals rabbit breeds marketing breeding programs Chordata animal breeds finishing mammals farm equipment slaughter Underdeveloped Countries slaughtering animal welfare rabbit feeding fur bearing animals rabbit diseases fur bearers pets fattening animals furbearing animals fur rabbits Leporidae world worldwide