Health and Production of Greek Organic Pig Farming: Current situation and perspectives

Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-44

  Papatsiros, V G ^a   Tassis, P D ^b   Christodoulopoulos, G ^a   Boutsini, S ^c   Tsirigotakis, G ^d   Tzika, E D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Ministry of Rural Development and Food   (Greece)

^d TUV Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Consumer; Greece; Organic farming; Pig farming; Pork meat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; SUIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRICHINELLA;

EID: 84872402376     PISSN: 17922720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/jhvms.15396     Document Type: Article

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