Constraints of Biosecurity Adoption on Beef Cattle Farms
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Sustainable Development
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2239-5938,2239-6101
DOI: 10.14207/ejsd.2018.v7n3p151