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Chemical Composition of Mealworm Larvae (Tenebrio molitor) Reared in Serbia Cover

Chemical Composition of Mealworm Larvae (Tenebrio molitor) Reared in Serbia

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|Jul 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2019-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
Language: English
Page range: 23 - 27
Submitted on: Apr 25, 2019
Accepted on: May 31, 2019
Published on: Jul 30, 2019
Published by: University of Novi Sad
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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