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Legal framework for terrestrial animal biosecurity in the United Republic of Tanzania

Assessing national-level legislation, regulation and policy gaps related to the implementation of biosecurity in livestock (pig) value chains








FAO. 2024. Legal framework for terrestrial animal biosecurity in the United Republic of Tanzania Assessing national-level legislation, regulation and policy gaps related to the implementation of biosecurityin livestock (pig) value chains. Rome.




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