Genetic and non-genetic factors affecting growth and reproduction traits in Kashmir Merino sheep


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  • MUBASHIR ALI RATHER Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir 190 006 India
  • S SHANAZ Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir 190 006 India
  • N A GANAI Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir 190 006 India
  • AMBREEN HAMADANI Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir 190 006 India
  • SAFEER ALAM Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir 190 006 India
  • N N KHAN Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir 190 006 India
  • ASHRAF BABA Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir 190 006 India
  • T A RAJA Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir 190 006 India
  • SABA BUKHARI Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir 190 006 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v90i6.105014

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Non-genetic factors, Kashmir Merino and Least square means

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RATHER, M. A., SHANAZ, S., GANAI, N. A., HAMADANI, A., ALAM, S., KHAN, N. N., BABA, A., RAJA, T. A., & BUKHARI, S. (2020). Genetic and non-genetic factors affecting growth and reproduction traits in Kashmir Merino sheep. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 90(6), 950-953. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v90i6.105014
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