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Nutritional, physicochemical, and sensory evaluation of dambu-nama, a traditional shredded meat product, produced from camel meat, chevon, and pork Cover

Nutritional, physicochemical, and sensory evaluation of dambu-nama, a traditional shredded meat product, produced from camel meat, chevon, and pork

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|Dec 2025

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