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Carcass/meat/product quality

Evaluation of the performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of Hararghe-highland sheep drinking lake Basaka water with varying salinity levels at Haramaya university, Ethiopia

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Pages 63-78 | Received 13 Jul 2023, Accepted 11 Oct 2023, Published online: 29 Oct 2023

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