James I McNitt, Nephi Patton, Steven Lukefahr, Peter Robert Cheeke

Rabbit Production (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This new edition of Rabbit Production is fully updated throughout. Mainly concerning rabbits bred for meat and fur, it also contains practical information on pet rabbits, show rabbits and rabbits used as laboratory animals. Core topics are covered, including rabbit genetics, reproduction, health and diseases, behaviour, welfare, fur and meat production, rabbit production in developing countries, slaughter and the marketing of rabbit products. Current areas of interest such as animal welfare and coat colour genetics are expanded in the new edition. An important resource for all those involved in rabbit production, this book is also vital reading for students and researchers of animal science and meat production, as well as the keen amateur rabbit enthusiast.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781789244434
• Artikelnr.: 56949366

Autorenporträt

J. I. McNitt worked in Africa as a rabbit specialist and was the leader of a rabbit research program in Louisiana working to assist small, limited resource farmers with production problems. He retired in 2008 and remained active in rabbit research and literature until his death in 2019.