International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 290

Full Length Research Paper

A Study on Morphological Characterization of Black Bengal Goat at three Villages under Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh

A. Akhtar
  • A. Akhtar
  • Department of Livestock Services (DLS), Farmgate, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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M. A. Hoque
  • M. A. Hoque
  • Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
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A. K. F. H. Bhuiyan
  • A. K. F. H. Bhuiyan
  • Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
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M. R. Amin
  • M. R. Amin
  • Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
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M. A. Habib
  • M. A. Habib
  • Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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  •  Received: 20 February 2021
  •  Accepted: 06 April 2021
  •  Published: 30 June 2021

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