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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Main Authors: P U GAJBHIYE, M R GADARIYA, A R AHLAWAT, V B DONGRE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2016-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/58491