Response of animal physiology to organic versus conventional food production methods
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عنوان ژورنال: NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1573-5214,2212-1307
DOI: 10.1016/j.njas.2011.09.001