PHENOTYPIC CORRELATION OF MORPHOMETRIC TRAITS IN NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBITS REARED UNDER TROPICAL CONDITION

Authors

  • O. S. Abe Aquatech College of Agriculture and Technology, Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • S. A. Amusan Federal College of Animal Health and Production, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • M. O. Ozoje Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.6697

Keywords:

New Zealand rabbit, morphometric traits, correlations, hind limb, fore limb

Abstract

A total of 48 New Zealand White (NZW) rabbit was used for the study. Morphometric traits such as Fore Limb (FL), Hind Limb (HL), Body Length (BL), Thigh Girth (TG), Abdominal Circumference (AC) and Leg Length (LL) in NZW rabbit were measured using measuring tape in centimetre (CM) at 4, 8 and 12 weeks of age. The data were analysed using the simple linear correlation procedure of SAS analytical package to
obtain the phenotypic correlation between the various morphometric traits studied. From the study the phenotypic correlations obtained were all positive and ranged between moderate (0.47, the lowest value) and high (0.89, the highest value) correlated value for all ages considered for the NZW rabbit. This shows that as the animal grows, there is a positive relationship between the various morphometric traits and further implies that even growth is expected in NZW rabbit.

Author Biographies

O. S. Abe, Aquatech College of Agriculture and Technology, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Health and Production Technology

S. A. Amusan, Federal College of Animal Health and Production, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Production

M. O. Ozoje, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics

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Published

2024-07-20

How to Cite

Abe, O. S. ., Amusan, S. A. ., & Ozoje, M. O. . (2024). PHENOTYPIC CORRELATION OF MORPHOMETRIC TRAITS IN NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBITS REARED UNDER TROPICAL CONDITION. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 150–153. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.6697

Issue

2019: NSAP 2019 Proceedings

Section

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