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Article type		Research paper / Policy paper / Case study / Research note
Article title	English
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Author	English	John Smith1, Gildong Hong2, Chulsoo Kim3
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Authors’ role and affiliation	English	1 First author. Professor, Department of Animal Science, ABC University, Seoul 12345, Korea. 2 Corresponding author, Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Production and Managemen. ABC University, London 12345, United Kingdom. 3 Co-author. Lecturer, Department of Animal Science, ABC University, Seoul 12345, Korea.
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■ Author Contributions

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