Effects of Inbreeding on Lamb Survival in a Flock of Muzaffarnagari Sheep |
Mandal, Ajoy
(Genetics and Breeding Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom)
Pant, K.P. (Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom) Rout, P.K. (Genetics and Breeding Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom) Roy, R. (Genetics and Breeding Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom) |
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