Effect of body condition score on reproductive performance of Chokla ewes

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1136-1138

  Maurya, V P ^a,b   Kumar, S ^a   Kumar, D ^a,c   Gulyani, R ^a,b   Joshi, A ^a,c   Naqvi, S M K ^a,b   Arora, A L ^a,c   Singh, V K ^a,c  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Animal Physiology

^c Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology ^*

Author keywords

Body condition score; Heart girth; Lambing; Mating; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 74549123711     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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