Prevalences of aflatoxin (AFM1) in raw milk: A review

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 177, 2025 14^th International Symposium of Indonesian Society for Microbiology (ISISM 2024)


Article Number		01010
Number of page(s)		14
Section		Animal Health and Livestock Management
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202517701010
Published online		22 May 2025

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