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Grazing behaviour of Cinta senese and its crossbreed pigs

Silvia ParriniDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell'Ambiente, University of Firenze, Firenze, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anna AcciaioliDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell'Ambiente, University of Firenze, Firenze, ItalyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4395-0423View further author information
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Oreste FranciDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell'Ambiente, University of Firenze, Firenze, ItalyView further author information
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Carolina PuglieseDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell'Ambiente, University of Firenze, Firenze, ItalyView further author information
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Riccardo BozziDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell'Ambiente, University of Firenze, Firenze, ItalyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8854-0834View further author information
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Pages 287-291 | Received 28 Feb 2018, Accepted 07 Jul 2018, Published online: 03 Dec 2018

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