Phenotypic Characterization and Multivariate Analysis to Explain Body Conformation in Lesser Known Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) from North India |
Vohra, V.
(National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources)
Niranjan, S.K. (National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources) Mishra, A.K. (National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources) Jamuna, V. (Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute) Chopra, A. (Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute) Sharma, Neelesh (Division of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & technology of Jammu) Jeong, Dong Kee (Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jeju National University) |
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