Since the 1970s, in some European countries rabbit meat production has progressively
become a highly specialized industry, which has made Europe the second (after China) …

The ability to accurately measure body or carcass composition is important for performance
testing, grading and finally selection or payment of meat-producing animals. Advances …

This paper reviews the current knowledge on the genetics of growth, carcass and meat traits
in rabbits. There is a great variety in size of rabbit breeds, from which commercial production …

[EN] In this study, the rabbit breeding programme conducted at the Kaposvár University is
extensively discussed. Population history and recorded traits, creation of the different …

Simple Summary Rabbit meat is popular with consumers mainly for its high-quality protein.
Among the main factors influencing the characteristics of rabbit meat proteins to appertain …

The aim of the study was to examine the effects of genotype (Pannon Large× Pannon
Ka/Large/or Hungarian Giant× Pannon Ka/Hung), housing system (Cage or small Pen) and …

Rabbits are particularly sensitive to heat stress which can affect productive performance,
with rabbit breed/line possibly playing a role on the response to this condition. The study …

Background Accumulation of detrimental mutations in small populations leads to inbreeding
depression of fitness traits and a higher frequency of genetic defects, thus increasing risk of …

Simple Summary The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of selection for total
body fat content and its effect on productive and carcass traits. Growing rabbits were …

Computed tomography (CT) is a non-destructive technique, based on X-rays, that has been
used in several livestock species to evaluate carcass composition. The objective of this …