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Fishmeal replacement by alfalfa protein concentrate in sharp snout sea bream Diplodus puntazzo

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    Stavros Chatzifotis, Angela G Esteban & Pascal Divanach

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Chatzifotis, S., Esteban, A.G. & Divanach, P. Fishmeal replacement by alfalfa protein concentrate in sharp snout sea bream Diplodus puntazzo . Fish Sci 72, 1313–1315 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01290.x

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