25Mar 2017

PERFORMANCE OF GROWTH TRAITS IN BANDUR SHEEP UNDER FIELD CONDITION.

  • Livestock Research and Information Centre (Sheep), Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Mandya district, Karnataka.
  • Associate Professor and Head, Livestock Research and Information Centre (Sheep), Mandya district, Karnataka.
  • Assistant Professor, Livestock Research and Information Centre (Sheep), Mandya district, Karnataka.
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Data pertaining to the body weight and body measurements of Bandur Sheep were collected on 737 animals from March 2015 to October 2015 of different age groups reared by farmers in the home tract village Bandur and its surrounding villages of Malavalli Taluk in Mandya district of Karnataka. The least squares mean body weight, height at withers, body length, chest girth and paunch girth were recorded to be 27.46 ± 0.27 kg, 53.48 ± 0.26, 61.64± 0.15, 72.62 ± 0.20 and 74.99 ± 0.23 cm, respectively. All these traits were significantly affected by age and sex.

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[Siddalingamurthy H. K, Manjunatha S. S, Sreesujatha R.M, Santhosh Talwar, Remyashri B. Y and Namratha M. J. (2017); PERFORMANCE OF GROWTH TRAITS IN BANDUR SHEEP UNDER FIELD CONDITION. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Mar). 790-794] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Siddalingamurthy, H. K
Associate Professor and Head

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3573      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3573

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