Study of growth performance and leather quality in mithun (Bos frontalis) and its comparison with local cattle (Bos indicus) fed on tree leaves based ration

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Das, K C ^a   Mukherjee, G ^b   Baruah, K K ^a   Khate, K ^a   Rajkhowa, C ^a  

^a National Research Centre on Mithun India   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND LEATHER TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Growth performance; Leather characteristics; Local cattle; Mithun

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS FRONTALIS; BOS INDICUS; FICUS HIRTA; LAGERSTROEMIA; POLYSTACHYA; QUERCUS;

EID: 79955971118     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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