Challenges and New Strategies on Rabbit Breeding - Hardcover

 
9783036544977: Challenges and New Strategies on Rabbit Breeding
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3036544976 ISBN 13: 9783036544977
Publisher: Mdpi AG, 2022

Synopsis

Rabbit livestock is especially important in the Mediterranean area and in the semi-arid zones of Africa, Asia, and America, representing a valuable alternative source of good animal protein of high quality (low fat and low cholesterol). However, rabbit husbandry should adapt to be a competitive and sustainable sector. In addition, it must maintain a balance between rabbit welfare, customer demands, and breeder requirements. Then, improvement in breeding systems is needed and may involve avoiding hormones and antibiotics in rabbit management; enhancing the efficiency of reproductive procedures such as artificial insemination systems and freezing of semen and embryos; extending the productive lifespan of does; improving genetic selection systems; and adjusting nutritional systems to optimize the physiological status of animals and the immune response. This Special Issue concerns all these challenges in increasing rabbit productivity and sustainability.

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Publisher
Mdpi AG
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3036544976
ISBN 13 
9783036544977
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
174
Editor
García-García Rosa María, Alvarez Maria Arias