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Nutritional Value of Wild-Harvested Game Meat of Fallow Deer (Dama dama), Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), and Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Cover

Nutritional Value of Wild-Harvested Game Meat of Fallow Deer (Dama dama), Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), and Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2025-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1820-7448 | Journal ISSN: 0567-8315
Language: English
Page range: 63 - 81
Submitted on: Jan 8, 2025
Accepted on: Feb 25, 2025
Published on: Mar 18, 2025
Published by: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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