The EU's dependency on soya bean import for the animal feed industry and potential for EU produced alternatives

OCL - Oilseeds and fats

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  De Visser, Cornelis Leonardus Maria ^a   Schreuder, Remco ^b   Stoddard, Frederick ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Agri Service Point Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; EU protein production; Feed industry; Protein rich feed; Soya

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903137142     PISSN: 22726977     EISSN: 22576614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ocl/2014021     Document Type: Article

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