Comparison of organic and conventional raw milk quality in the Netherlands

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-83

  Bloksma, Joke ^a   Adriaansen Tennekes, Ruth ^a,c   Huber, Machteld ^a   van de Vijver, Lucy P L ^a   Baars, Ton ^b   de Wit, Jan ^a  

^a LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; FATTY ACID; HEALTH IMPACT; ORGANIC FARMING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; TRIFOLIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 52649126671     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2008.9755070     Document Type: Article

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