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Meat liking, animal welfare and consumer willingness to pay

Fabio NapolitanoDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Animali, Università della Basilicata, Potenza, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 469-476 | Published online: 07 Mar 2016

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