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Omar, M., Mohamed, F., Ahmed El-said Amer, N. (2022). Economic Study of Litter Size in New Zealand White Rabbits. Zagazig Veterinary Journal, 50(1), 62-72. doi: 10.21608/zvjz.2022.108387.1167
Mohamed Omar; Fardos Mohamed; Nasser Abdallah Ahmed El-said Amer. "Economic Study of Litter Size in New Zealand White Rabbits". Zagazig Veterinary Journal, 50, 1, 2022, 62-72. doi: 10.21608/zvjz.2022.108387.1167
Omar, M., Mohamed, F., Ahmed El-said Amer, N. (2022). 'Economic Study of Litter Size in New Zealand White Rabbits', Zagazig Veterinary Journal, 50(1), pp. 62-72. doi: 10.21608/zvjz.2022.108387.1167
Omar, M., Mohamed, F., Ahmed El-said Amer, N. Economic Study of Litter Size in New Zealand White Rabbits. Zagazig Veterinary Journal, 2022; 50(1): 62-72. doi: 10.21608/zvjz.2022.108387.1167

Economic Study of Litter Size in New Zealand White Rabbits

Article 5, Volume 50, Issue 1, March 2022, Page 62-72  XML PDF (375.56 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/zvjz.2022.108387.1167
Authors
Mohamed Omar1; Fardos Mohamed1; Nasser Abdallah Ahmed El-said Amer email 2
1Veterinary Economics and Farm Management, Animal Wealth Development Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, 44511, Zagazig, Egypt
2animal wealth, vetrinary medicine, zagazig univeristy, Egypt
Abstract
Rabbits are one of best source of meat producing animals because of the short generation interval, high productivity, and rapid growth. The study looked at the effect of litter size on productive traits, carcass characters and economic performance of post weaning rabbits. On the first day after kindling (d 0), the rabbits does were randomly assigned to one of the following three groups according to the litter size (number of kits): G1 (4-5), G2 (6-7), and G3 (8-9) kits in primiparous rabbit does then the growth rate, carcass traits and economic efficiency were determined.The litter size had no significant effect in feed intake (2330.00 ± 68.04, 2401.00 ± 58.42 and 2476.00 ± 66.72), but had significant increase in feed conversion rate (1.68 ± 0.07, 1.88 ± 0.11 and 2.01 ± 0.06), significant decrease in market rabbit weight (2071.50 ± 87.49, 1858.00 ± 58.38 and 1777.50 ± 51.32) for G1, G2 and G3, respectively. Significant increase in hot carcass weight (1468.50 ± 90.36, 1224.00 ± 47.81, 1171.50 ± 50.54) and chilled carcass weight (1468.50± 90.36, 1221.50 ± 47.73, 1170.00± 50.36) for G1, G2 and G3, respectively was also observed. Litter size had significant decrease in weaning body weight (657.20 ± 79.80, 578.00± 61.76, and 541.50 ± 63.01, respectively) among rabbits` groups.Litter size declared significant decrease in market body weight among rabbits groups, also has no significant effect in fixed (5.00 ± 0.00, 5.00 ± 0.00, 5.00 ± 0.00) variable (44.81 ± 0.37, 45.20 ± 0.32, 45.61 ± 0.37) and total costs (49.81 ± 0.37, 50.20 ± 0.32, 50.61 ± 0.37) for G1, G2 and G3, respectively.Litter size showed significance increase in total (84.08 ± 3.35, 75.57 ± 2.27, 72.35 ± 1.99) and net returns (34.27 ± 2.98, 25.37 ± 1.95, 21.74 ± 1.63) for G1, G2 and G3, respectively.We can conclude that the does have 4-5 litter size better than those have 6-7 and 8-9 litter size in productive performance, carcass characteristics and economic efficiency of rabbit production with lowering total cost and increase total and net returns in new Zealand white rabbit of current study.         
Keywords
Key words: Rabbits; production; litter size; market body weight and Economic efficiency
Main Subjects
Animal Health, Nutrition and Food Control (Veterinary Public Health, Animal Wealth Development, Animal Nutrition, Zoonoses, Food Control)
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