H2020 - 955374 - MonoGutHealth - TRAINING AND RESEARCH FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN GUT HEALTH AND REDUCE LOSSES IN MONOGASTRIC LIVESTOCK
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EU - European Union Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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This research was funded by the MONOGUTHEALTH project, supported through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks grant (agreement no. 955374) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program
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