REPLACEMENT IN RABBIT HERDS
Doe rabbit's replacement refers to the annual renewal rate of new breeders that must be incorporated into the production stock. Criterion for culling non-productive animals differs significantly among fryer production colonies, foundation stocks and a colony with continuous enzootic disease or...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-UNAM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:93915170003 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=93915170003 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agrociencias Culling welfare viability replacement rate raising replacements |
| Sumario: | Doe rabbit's replacement refers to the annual renewal rate of new breeders that must be incorporated into the production stock. Criterion for culling non-productive animals differs significantly among fryer production colonies, foundation stocks and a colony with continuous enzootic disease or continuous malnourishment. In commercial rabbit production, good management improves the health and productivity of the entire herd, by reducing the all-time high replacement rates and improving economic viability. In the present article, a comprehensive review of numerous experiences in the rabbit production field of different countries, was presented. Basic recommendations for professional breeders were highlighted, covering critical issues such as the need for continuously upgrading the health status of the colony, the positive effect of genetic selection and the nutritional conditioning and special treatment of young does being groomed as future replacements. |
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