Involvement of small-scale dairy farms in an industrial supply chain: when production standards meet farm diversity
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Involvement of small-scale dairy farms in an industrial supply chain: when production standards meet farm diversity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Animal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1751-7311
DOI: 10.1017/s1751731110002478