GENETIC EVALUATION OF SOME DOE, LITTERAND LACTIONTRAITS OF NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBITS

Abstract

Data collected on 765litters produced from 261 does and 69 sires of New Zealand White for five consecutive years. The data of doe traits (DBW = doe body weight, DPE = doe production efficiency), litter traits (LSB = litter size at birth, LSW = litter size at weaning, LW1, LW2, LW3 and LW4 = litter weight at 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd week and 4 th week of age respectively, litter gain traits (LG1= litter gain from birth to 1 st week, LG2= litter gain from birth to 2 nd week, LG3= litter gain from birth to 3 rd week, LG4= litter gain from birth till to 4 th week of age resp.) and lactation traits (MY1, MY2, MY3 and MY4) = milk yield during the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th week respectively, milk conversion ratio (MCR1, MCR2, MCR3 and MCR4 = milk conversion ratio from kindling till 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd