Study of some productive parameters in local Syrian female rabbits

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 twelve 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.