Efficiency of yak as pack animal for snowbound highlander
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S S HANAH
Scientist, ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh 790 101 India
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V PAUL
Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh 790 101 India
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D MEDHI
Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh 790 101 India
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G KRISHNAN
Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Benguluru, Karnataka, India
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S M DEB
Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh 790 101 India
Keywords:
Load carrying capacity, Pack animal, Yak productionDownloads
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