Influence of feeding intensity on corporeal development, body composition and sexual maturity in female rabbits
2001
Fodor, K. | Fekete, S.Gy. | Zoldag, L. | Bersenyi, A. | Gaspardy, A. | Andrasofszky, E. | Kulcsar, M. | Eszes, F.
Twenty-six 6-week old female New Zealand White rabbits were divided into two groups: ad libitum and 70% restricted feeding. Since the average body weight in group restricted feeding at 18 weeks was the same as that of group ad libitum at 14 weeks of age, the comparison of the live body measures and indices was based on these ages. Animals fed ad libitum or restricted show no differences at the defined age in most live body measurements except in heart girth and rump width, which were significantly shorter in group ad libitum than in group restricted feeding. Body capacity was significantly smaller in group ad libitum, as the head capacity-body capacity proportion was significantly higher in group ad libitum than in group restricted feeding.
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