Effect of Birth Weight and Litter Size on Productive Performance of Rabbits
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Di Meo, C.
(Dept. of Scienze Zootecniche e Ispezione degli Alimenti, Sezione B. Ferrara. Universita)
Gazaneo, M.P. (Dept. of Scienze Zootecniche e Ispezione degli Alimenti, Sezione B. Ferrara. Universita) Racca, C. (ASL AV1 di Ariano Irpino, Dipartimento di Prevenzione) Bovera, F. (Dept. of Scienze Zootecniche e Ispezione degli Alimenti, Sezione B. Ferrara. Universita) Piccolo, G. (Dept. of Scienze Zootecniche e Ispezione degli Alimenti, Sezione B. Ferrara. Universita) Nizza, A. (Dept. of Scienze Zootecniche e Ispezione degli Alimenti, Sezione B. Ferrara. Universita) |
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