Effect of within family selection on litter weight and body weight in rabbits


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  • A D NARAYAN
  • S RAWAT
  • M C SAXENA

Abstract

From the selection for'high litter weight at 6 weeks in one line and high body weight at 16 weeks in the other line it was observed that selection for high litter weight at 6 weeks caused reduction in average litter weight. The 16 weeks body weight responded to selection in upward dirertion and caused correlated increase of litter weight at 6 weeks. The genetic correlation obtained from this double selection experiment was 0.41 between litter weight at 6 weeks and body weight at 16 weeks. The control line did not show any trend. The control reduced the variability of response in litter weight at 6 weeks but did not reduce the ariability of response in weight at 6 weeks and height at 16 weeks.

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Author Biographies

  • A D NARAYAN
    Senior Scientist, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122
  • S RAWAT
    Principal Scientist, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122
  • M C SAXENA
    Laboratory Animal Resource Section. Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122

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Vol. 65 No. 12 (1995)

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NARAYAN, A. D., RAWAT, S., & SAXENA, M. C. (2013). Effect of within family selection on litter weight and body weight in rabbits. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 65(12). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/34025