THE MORPH-PRODUCTIVE QUALITIES OF METIS RABBITS RESULTING FROM CROSSING OF DIFFERENT BREEDS

Abstract

Six crossbreeding schemes (directly and reciprocally) were realized using four breeds of rabbits, including two mixed breeds (meat-fur) and two specialized breeds for meat. Following the slaughter of the rabbits from the six cruciate variants, the bone ratio was calculated: meat at first-generation of metis (F1): ♀ Blue Viennese x ♂ New Zealand White- 1:3.5; ♀ New Zealand White x ♂ Black Reddish - 1: 3.4; ♀ New Zealand-Red x ♂ New Zealand White-1:3.3; ♀ Black Reddish x ♂ New Zealand White- 1:3.3; ♀ New Zealand White x ♂ Blue Viennese- 1:3.2and to the metis♀ New Zealand White x♂New Zealand Red- the report constituted 1: 3.1.Hybrids obtained from crossing ♀ Blue Viennese x ♂ New Zealand -Whitemanifest higher growth qualities (39.6 g / day), have a slaughter yield of 63.9% and a meat quantity in the carcase relative to the larger bone size.