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Technical Seminar on Aquaculture Biosecurity: Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Aquaculture - Expert Profiles

13-14 April 2021

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

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