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Comparative analysis of nutritional quality and microbial contamination in camel milk

Evaluating safety and public health risks between camel milk obtained from street vendors and farms in Saudi Arabia

Nisreen M. Abdulsalam and Ebtehal M. Alghamdi
Saudi Medical Journal September 2024, 45 (9) 882-890; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.9.20240387
Nisreen M. Abdulsalam
From the Food and Nutrition Department (Abdulsalam), Faculty of Human Science and Design, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, and from the Applied College (Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Alaqiq, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MSc, PhD
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Ebtehal M. Alghamdi
From the Food and Nutrition Department (Abdulsalam), Faculty of Human Science and Design, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, and from the Applied College (Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Alaqiq, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
BSc, MSc
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