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Animal derived food quality and safety

Proximate and mineral composition of M. longissimus thoracis et lumborum of suckling lambs from three Croatian indigenous breeds reared in outdoor conditions

Ante KasapZavod za Specijalno Stočarstvo, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ana KaićZavod za Specijalno Stočarstvo, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;
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Ivan ŠirićZavod za Specijalno Stočarstvo, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;
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Zvonko AntunovićZavod za Stočarstvo, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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Boro MiočZavod za Specijalno Stočarstvo, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;
Pages 274-278 | Received 29 Nov 2016, Accepted 06 Aug 2017, Published online: 19 Sep 2017

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