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Animal Science Papers and Reports vol. 32 (2014) no. 2, 143-159 Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Jastrzębiec, Poland

Rabbit growth performance, carcass traits and hind leg bone characteristics as affected by the sire breed, season, parity order and sex in an organic production system* Antonella Dalle Zotte1**, Gisella Paci2 1

Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell’Universitŕ 16, 35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy

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Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy

(Received September 22, 2013; accepted March 5, 2014) Live performance, carcass traits and hind leg bone characteristics of crossbred rabbits of both sexes (Sx) of two sire breeds (SB): Vienna Blue – (VB) and Burgundy Fawn – (BF) born with different parity orders (P: 1, 2, ≥3), reared organically and slaughtered in the spring and summer, when they reached 2.8 kg, were evaluated. The slaughter age of VB crossbreds increased between P1 and P2 (P