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Bivalve mollusc sanitation: Growing area classification and management

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) This course is part of a series of four e-learning courses on bivalve mollusc sanitation for growing areas. The fourth course in the e-learning series details "Growing area classification" and "Growing area management" in a bivalve mollusc sanitation programme. The course describes the process of risk categorization for a growing area as well as the overall management of a growing area in a bivalve mollusc sanitation programme.

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