Allele frequencies of the major milk proteins in the Finnish Ayrshire and detection of a new κ-casein variant

Animal Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 179-181

  Ikonen, T ^a   Ruottinen, O ^a   Erhardt, G ^b   Ojala, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

allele; biochemical polymorphism; caseins; frequency; lactoglobulin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030174835     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1996.tb00947.x     Document Type: Article

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