Factors affecting performance traits in Rambouillet sheep

VAAKRITI SUDAN; R K TAGGAR; D CHAKRABORTY; D KUMAR; N KUMAR

doi:10.56093/ijans.v88i12.85807

Authors

VAAKRITI SUDAN MVSc Scholar, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Jammu, R S Pura, Jammu and Kashmir 181 102 India
R K TAGGAR Professor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Jammu, R S Pura, Jammu and Kashmir 181 102 India
D CHAKRABORTY Assistant Professor, Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
D KUMAR Assistant Professor, Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
N KUMAR Assistant Professor, Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v88i12.85807

Keywords:

Annual wool production, Birth weight, Non-genetic factors, Rambouillet sheep, Yearling weight

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