This study was conducted in the Agricultural college, Damascus university
during the period from March 1ST until the beginning of July 2001 to determine
some productive parameters in local Syrian female rabbits.
Seventy six adult females and twelv
e bucks from the local rabbits were used
in the present study. These animals were divided according to their color into
five groups (6 females each). The colors were white, black, white and black ,
red, gray and one group (7 female) of brown color. The animals were housed
individually in cages. The females of each group were randomly bred with tow
bucks. The parameters studied were: conception rate, gestation period and
litter size at birth, 7 days, weaning (28 days), 56 days and at the Age of 84 days.
