A Study on Effect of Carrying FecB Gene on Body Weight in Garole and Garole×Malpura Sheep
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Kolte, A.P.
(Animal Biotechnology Section and Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute)
Mishra, A.K. (Animal Biotechnology Section and Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute) Kumar, S. (Animal Biotechnology Section and Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute) Arora, A.L. (Animal Biotechnology Section and Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute) Singh, V.K. (Animal Biotechnology Section and Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute) |
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