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Studies on productive and egg quality traits of Uttara chicken breed

Vasim Akram AnsariDepartment of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India
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Anil KumarDepartment of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India
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Aashaq Hussain DarDepartment of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Brijesh SinghDepartment of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India
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Shive KumarDepartment of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India
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S. K. SinghDepartment of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India
Pages 702-709 | Received 12 Mar 2019, Accepted 23 Mar 2019, Published online: 08 Apr 2019

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