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MORTALITY PATTERN IN BROILER RABBITS (Oryctolagus cuniculus) UNDER WARM HUMID CONDITIONS OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Nilotpal Ghosh

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¹Department of Animal Science Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur 741252-02, (Nadia), India

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Cite article:- Ghosh Nilotpal (2025). MORTALITY PATTERN IN BROILER RABBITS (Oryctolagus cuniculus) UNDER WARM HUMID CONDITIONS OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 43(2): 127-129. doi: .

ABSTRACT

The mortality pattern in the two breeds of broiler rabbit viz., Soviet Chinchilla and
Grey Giant from 0-84 days of age under warm humid conditions of West Bengal in India
was studied. The mortality rates of Soviet Chinchilla and Grey Giant rabbits were' recorded
as 29.87% and 22.47% respectively. However, analysis of variance did not show any
significant effect of breed on mortality. The mortality rate was the highest in summer
(33.33%) followed by winter (26.39%) and monsoon (19.52%). However, analysis qf variance
revealed that the effect of season on rabbit mortality was non-significant. The overall
perinatal {0-7 days) mortality (17.51 %) was significantly (p

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