Growth performance and effect of non-genetic factors affecting growth traits in Garole sheep

PRABIR KARMAKAR; R BEHERA; AJOY MANDAL

doi:10.56093/ijans.v88i3.78383

Authors

PRABIR KARMAKAR Veterinary Officer, Block Animal Health Center, Chinsurah Mogra Block, Hooghly, West Bengal
R BEHERA Scientist, Garole Sheep Unit, State Livestock Farm, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal 741 235 India
AJOY MANDAL Principal Scientist, Eastern Regional Station of National Dairy Research Institute, Kalyani, West Bengal

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v88i3.78383

Keywords:

Garole sheep, Genetic analysis, Growth traits, Heritability

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