The emerging role of traceability and information in demand-oriented livestock production

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 249-255

  Verbeke, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 0035649269     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000001101293733     Document Type: Article

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