Present status and future prospects of Gir cow
Gir cattle in Saurashtra provide milk, manure and draught power. Animal genetic resources of native breeds are largely underutilized in India and indiscriminate crossbreeding has degraded large numbers of local breeds. This is also true with Gir cattle in its native breeding tract. (i) About two-th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research
2016-05-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Animal Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/58491 |