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Slaughter Value and Meat Technological and Consumer Quality of Puławska Fattening Pigs with Different Carcass Leanness* Cover

Slaughter Value and Meat Technological and Consumer Quality of Puławska Fattening Pigs with Different Carcass Leanness*

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|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2025-0058 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
Language: English
Page range: 397 - 407
Submitted on: Jun 17, 2024
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Accepted on: May 12, 2025
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Published on: Jan 30, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

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