Milk yield and composition of crossbred cows in the hilly Wayanad district of Kerala, India

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1251-1254

  Radhika, G ^a,b   Ajithkumar, S ^a   Rani, A ^a   Sathian, C T ^a   Anilkumar, K ^a   Usha, A P ^a   Dinesh, C N ^a  

^a Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University   (India)

^b Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Crossbred cows; Fat; Milk yield; SNF

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867808255     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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