Comparative evaluation of White Leghorn, Brown Nicobari and their crossbred in A & N Islands

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 557-558

  Padhi, M K ^a,b   Ahlawat, S P S ^a,c   Senani, S ^a,d   Saha, S K ^a,d   Kundu, A ^a,d  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL AVIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

^d INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Body weight; Crossbred; Egg production; Heterosis; Mortality; Nicobari; Poultry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BREEDING; CARCASS; CHICKEN; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETEROSIS; HUMIDITY; INDIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 4444368453     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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