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Evaluation of Milk Components and Somatic Cell Count in Montbéliarde Dairy Cows

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2025-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
Language: English
Page range: 149 - 153
Submitted on: Oct 23, 2024
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Accepted on: Jun 18, 2025
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Published on: Sep 17, 2025
Published by: University of Novi Sad
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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