Construction of new selection criteria for Malpura sheep

Malpura sheep is one of the heavy mutton type sheep breeds found in semi-arid region of Rajasthan. Objective of the study was to revise the earlier selection criteria and set up a new one for Malpura sheep. The data on 2,995 Malpura sheep descended from 188 sires and 1,021 dams for 11 years (2004–2...

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Main Authors: CHANDAN PASWAN, G R GOWANE, VED PRAKASH, L L L PRINCE, ARUN KUMAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/55015