Post weaning growth performance of Hyla F1 rabbits under the guinea savannah zone of Nigeria
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Data in 144 successfully weaned Hyla rabbit kits consisting of 70 Hyla purebred and 74 crossbred Hyla rabbits were evaluated for postweaning growth performance at different ages (8, 10 and 12 weeks). Breed and sex effect differ significantly (P<0.05) at different ages studied. Crossbred male Hyla rabbits had the highest weight of 1314.57 g and 1771.52 g at 8 and 10 weeks, while the highest value (2232.88 g) at 12 weeks was observed in crossbred female Hyla rabbits. It is therefore concluded that crossbred Hyla rabbit would be suitable meat production in the guinea savannah zone of Nigeria. © 2013 Sjournals. All rights reserved.
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