Performance studies of hill cattle: A unique indigenous germplasm of Uttarakhand
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D KUMAR
Professor and Head, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263 145 India
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A K GAUR
Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263 145 India
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Characterization, Hill cattle, Physical traitsDownloads
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