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Review Article

Farmed fish welfare-suffering assessment and impact on product quality

Valutazione del benessere/soferenza del pesce allevato eimpatto sulla qualità del prodotto

Pages 139-160 | Received 28 Mar 2008, Accepted 03 Jul 2008, Published online: 09 Mar 2016

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