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Milk yield and kit development of four breeds of rabbit in Ibadan, Nigeria. | LitMetric

Milk yield and kit development of four breeds of rabbit in Ibadan, Nigeria.

J Anim Sci Technol

Animal Physiology and Bioclimatology Unit, Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria.

Published: December 2017

Background: Rabbit breeding with high performance imported ones would be of benefit for genetic diversity and improvement of performance in domestic rabbit breeds. The rearing of more productive rabbit breeds could be pathway to improve the productivity and reduce the production cost. Maternal nutritional status exert a great influence on reproductive functions of does, which may expand from conception, through gestation and parturition and development of kits to puberty.

Methods: Four breeds of rabbit were evaluated for their parturition, weaning and pubertal differences among the rabbit population in Ibadan, Nigeria. The breed consist of Fauve De Bourgogne (FDB), Chinchilla (CHA), British Spot (BS) and New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits. A total of 60 bucks and 360 does consisting of 15 bucks and 90 does per breed were mated in 6 mating cycles, three each of natural mating and artificial insemination. All does were synchronized for estrus with 20 IU pregnant mare serum gonadotropin 48 h prior to mating. The does after parturition were assessed for milk yield (g) and kit survival rate (%) till weaning, weight changes of kits from birth to puberty. At puberty, the pubertal age (days) and weight (g) of the offspring were assessed.

Result: Results obtained reveals that British Spot doe had highest milk yield among the breeds which significantly increased growth of kit and weight at weaning in British Spot rabbits. Survival rates of Chinchilla kits were significantly ( < 0.05) higher than Fauve de Bourgogne, British Spot and New Zealand White kits. Puberty attainment of the rabbits indicates that British spot does and Fauve de Bourgogne bucks are early maturing.

Conclusion: Chinchilla shows high kit survivability and British spot has highest milk yield among the four breeds of rabbit.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5713094PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40781-017-0151-7DOI Listing

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