Morphometric Traits of Imported Rabbits and Their Progenies

Asep Setiaji; Dela Ayu Lestari; Edy  Kurnianto; Sutopo Sutopo

Morphometric Traits of Imported Rabbits and Their Progenies

2022

Asep Setiaji | Dela Ayu Lestari | Edy Kurnianto | Sutopo Sutopo

The study aimed to evaluate the morphometric performance in five generations of New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits by using multivariate analysis. The materials used were 72 heads of NZW rabbits from 5 generations: imported rabbits (G0), first-generation (G1), second-generation (G2), third-generation (G3), fourth-generation (G4). G0 have been imported from the United States of America (USA) at the end of 2017. Thirteen morphometric traits were evaluated by using the discriminant procedure of Statistical Analysis System (SAS) University Edition V.6p.2. software. Head width, ear length, chest width, radius-ulna length, femoris length, and Hip width were significant (P<0.05) among generations. Radius-ulna length, femoris length, and hip width showed the greatest contribution as distinguishing factors between generations based on canonical structure. Imported rabbits confirmed specific characteristics in morphometric traits, which differed from their progenies.

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