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Abd El-latif, G., GHADA, A., eldlebshany, A., EL-Raffa, A. (2025). EFFICIENCY OF CROSSING PATERNAL LINE MALES AND MATERNAL LINE FEMALES OF RABBITS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, (), -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.99389.1187
Ghada Mohamed Abd El-latif; Ahmed Mohamed GHADA; Amira eldlebshany; Alla EL-Raffa. "EFFICIENCY OF CROSSING PATERNAL LINE MALES AND MATERNAL LINE FEMALES OF RABBITS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE". Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.99389.1187
Abd El-latif, G., GHADA, A., eldlebshany, A., EL-Raffa, A. (2025). 'EFFICIENCY OF CROSSING PATERNAL LINE MALES AND MATERNAL LINE FEMALES OF RABBITS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE', Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.99389.1187
Abd El-latif, G., GHADA, A., eldlebshany, A., EL-Raffa, A. EFFICIENCY OF CROSSING PATERNAL LINE MALES AND MATERNAL LINE FEMALES OF RABBITS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.99389.1187

EFFICIENCY OF CROSSING PATERNAL LINE MALES AND MATERNAL LINE FEMALES OF RABBITS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE

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Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/epsj.2025.99389.1187
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Authors
Ghada Mohamed Abd El-latif email 1; Ahmed Mohamed GHADAorcid 2; Amira eldlebshany3; Alla EL-Raffa4
122 Mohamed mokhtar street- Elramel Elmery
2Department of Poultry production, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University
3Poultry Breeding Department of Poultry Production Faculty of Agriculture Alexandria University
4poultry production department,faculty of agriculture,Alex.UNIV.Alex. EGYPT.
Abstract
This study was carried out at the nucleus breeding rabbit farm, Poultry Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University. The main objectives of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of crossing between two lines of rabbits under selection programs on the productive performance of cross rabbits. Three genetic groups of rabbits were used in the investigation. Alexandria Line (A) as a synthetic paternal line, V line (V) as a synthetic maternal line & crossing between A line males and V line females (AV). The studied traits used to evaluate productive performance in these three genetic groups were individual body weight at weaning and at marketing age (BW4 & BW9), daily weight gain (DWG), daily feed intake (FI), feed conversion ratio (FCR), viability rate (VIB) and economic efficiency (EEF). A total number of 493, 1602 and 1123 from V, A & AV rabbits, respectively were used in the investigation.
The results showed that AV cross rabbits were heavier than pure line rabbits (AA & VV) for BW at two ages studied and DWG during fattening period. On other words, AV genetic group attained the marketing body weight earlier than other two groups.
Also, the value of FCR improved in AV growing rabbits compared with those obtained for AA & VV rabbits. Moreover, the viability rate during fattening period in AV rabbits was the highest, while the lowest one was recorded in V line rabbits. It is clear apparent from these results that, AV group recorded higher values for economic efficiency than the other genetic groups.
In conclusion, mating between males of the paternal line A and females of the maternal line V gave a mixture that saved time and costs in order to reach marketing.
Keywords
Maternal line; Paternal line; Crossbreeding; Growth performance; Rabbits
Main Subjects
Rabbit
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