Morphometric Traits of Imported Rabbits and Their Progenies

Authors

  • Asep Setiaji Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5505-7077
  • Dela Ayu Lestari Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Edy Kurnianto Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Sutopo Sutopo Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia

Keywords:

Canonical structure, Discriminant procedure, Multivariate analysis, New Zealand White.

Abstract

The study aimed to evaluate the morphometric performance in five generations of New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits by using multivariate analysis. The materials used were 72 heads of NZW rabbits from 5 generations: imported rabbits (G0), first-generation (G1), second-generation (G2), third-generation (G3), fourth-generation (G4). G0 have been imported from the United States of America (USA) at the end of 2017. Thirteen morphometric traits were evaluated by using the discriminant procedure of Statistical Analysis System (SAS) University Edition V.6p.2. software. Head width, ear length, chest width, radius-ulna length, femoris length, and Hip width were significant (P<0.05) among generations. Radius-ulna length, femoris length, and hip width showed the greatest contribution as distinguishing factors between generations based on canonical structure. Imported rabbits confirmed specific characteristics in morphometric traits, which differed from their progenies.

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Published

2022-06-27

How to Cite

Setiaji, A., Lestari, D. A., Kurnianto, E. ., & Sutopo, S. (2022). Morphometric Traits of Imported Rabbits and Their Progenies. Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 12(3), 217-220. Retrieved from https://www.advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/943

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