Open Access
Issue
BIO Web Conf.
Volume 210, 2026
The 8th International Conference on Food and Agriculture (ICoFA 2025)
Article Number 03002
Number of page(s) 8
Section Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202621003002
Published online 15 January 2026
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