Genetic analysis of non-return and conception rate of Jersey crossbred cattle

AMOL J TALOKAR; A MANDAL; LAISHRAM A SINGH; R BEHERA; M KARUNAKARAN; M K GHOSH; C BHAKAT

doi:10.56093/ijans.v88i4.78807

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AMOL J TALOKAR M.V.Sc. Student, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, West Bengal 741 235 India
A MANDAL Principal Scientist (AG&B), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, West Bengal 741 235 India
LAISHRAM A SINGH M.V.Sc. Student, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, West Bengal 741 235 India
R BEHERA Scientist (AG&B), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, West Bengal 741 235 India
M KARUNAKARAN Senior Scientist (AR&G), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, West Bengal 741 235 India
M K GHOSH Principal Scientist(AN), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, West Bengal 741 235 India
C BHAKAT Principal Scientist (LPM), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, West Bengal 741 235 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v88i4.78807

Keywords:

Cattle, Conception rate, Environmental factors, Heritability, Non-return rates

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