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S Stergiadis1, A Bieber2, E Franceschin3

  • 1Nafferton Ecological Farming Group, School of Agriculture Food and Rural Development, Newcastle University, Nafferton Farm, Stocksfield, Northumberland NE43 7XD, UK; Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division, Agriculture Branch, Large Park, Hillsborough, Co Down BT26 6DR, UK.

Food Chemistry
|January 12, 2015
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Brown SwissFatty acidLow-inputMilkOriginal Braunvieh

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