Quality Constraints in the Market Chains for Export of Small Ruminants from Afar Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Areas
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عنوان ژورنال: Animal and Veterinary Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2328-5842
DOI: 10.11648/j.avs.20150302.14