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Crossbreeding parameters for body weight data from a complete diallel mating scheme using three breeds of rabbit
Ahmed M. Abdel-Ghany
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
Dalal S. Alshaya
Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Nora M. Al Aboud
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud G. Gharib
Animal Production Research Institute (APRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 62, 297–304, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-297-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-297-2019, 2019
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 68, 377–394, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-377-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-377-2025, 2025
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 68, 365–376, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-365-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-365-2025, 2025
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Jun-Zheng Zhang, Azher Nawaz, Si-Han Wang, Quan Tian, Chun-Yin Geng, Ying Hai-Jin, and Shuang Ji
Arch. Anim. Breed., 68, 299–310, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-299-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-299-2025, 2025
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 68, 161–169, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-161-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-161-2025, 2025
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 67, 561–570, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-561-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-561-2024, 2024
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 67, 523–531, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-523-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-523-2024, 2024
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 67, 469–480, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-469-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-469-2024, 2024
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 66, 183–195, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-183-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-183-2023, 2023
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 66, 163–181, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-163-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-163-2023, 2023
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The objective of this study was to evaluate heterosis, general combining ability (GCA), maternal ability (MA), and sex-linked effects (SL) for growth performance from weaning (4 weeks) up to marketing age (12 weeks) , using a complete 3 x 3 diallel crossing experiment in three different breeds of rabbits: one native Egyptian breed (Baladi Red, RR) and two exotic (Bauscat, BB, and Californian, CC).
The objective of this study was to evaluate heterosis, general combining ability (GCA), maternal...