Reproductive Peculiarities and Litter Weight in Different Genetic Groups of Black Bengal Does

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 297-301

  Amin, M R ^a   Husain, S S ^a   Islam, A B M M ^a  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Black Bengal Goat; Crossbreeding; Litter Weight; Reproduction; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035581844     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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