Abstract
The purpose of the study was to identify the best mating strategy for creation a new rabbit breed according to the productivity and phenotype score of the fourth young animals generation. Selective breeding has been focused on the creation of a new rabbit breed since 2018 with the Rodnik cross parent as initial population. The experiments were carried out on the basis of the Afanas`ev Research Institute of Fur - Bearing Animal Breeding and Rabbit Breeding in 2021. A total of 86 rabbits, 26 bucks, were divided into following groups: 1 - outbred buck × outbred doe (inbred mating); 2 - inbred buck × outbred doe; 3 - outbred buck × inbred doe, 238 kits were obtained. The live weight of young rabbits in the second group at the age of 45 and 77 days was 200 g higher (p
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