Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences (ASVS)(ISSN: 2582-3183)

Editorial Volume 2 Issue 7

Impact of Body Condition Score on Performance of Sahiwal Cattle

Vikramjit Singh1*, Poonam Choudhary2 and Arun Kumar Jhirwal3

1Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
2Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
3Department of LPM, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

*Corresponding Author: Vikramjit Singh, Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner, RAJUVAS, Rajasthan, India

Received: May 19, 2020; Published: May 27, 2020

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  Livestock plays a pivotal role in the Indian economy. About 70% of India’s population is dependent on agriculture and livestock associated activities. Animal husbandry is probably the most important amalgamated activity providing a means of instant cash to farmers and thus plays a vital role in socio-economic life of livestock farmers in India. Economical and balanced feeding of livestock for optimum production is extremely important. The value of milk group stands at Rs. 7,58,417 crores and the livestock sector contributes nearly 4.9% to India’s GDP.

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Citation

Citation: Vikramjit Singh. “Impact of Body Condition Score on Performance of Sahiwal Cattle”. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 2.7 (2020): 01-02.




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