Growth and hatch performance of geese in hilly terrain of Nilgiris

R ANILKUMAR; M IYUE; R VENKATARAMANAN

doi:10.56093/ijans.v85i10.52447

Authors

R ANILKUMAR Professor, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal
M IYUE Professor and Head, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,Sheep Breeding Research Station, Sandynallah, Tamil Nadu 643 237 India
R VENKATARAMANAN Assistant Professor, Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences, Kattupakkam, Kancheepuram

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v85i10.52447

Keywords:

ADG, Clutch size, Geese, Growth rate, Hatchability, Survivability

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