The Estimation of Body Weight from Body Measurements in Kilakarsal Sheep of Tamil Nadu, India

Subject Areas : Camel

T. Ravimurugan ¹ ( Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli, 627 358, Tamil Nadu, India )
A.K. Thiruvenkadan ² ( Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding,Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India )
K. Sudhakar ³ ( Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding,Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India )
S. Panneerselvam ⁴ ( Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding,Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India )
A. Elango ⁵ ( Department of Dairy Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India )

Received: 2012-03-12 Accepted : 2012-05-01 Published : 2013-06-01

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