Toward Altering Milk Composition by Genetic Manipulation: Current Status and Challenges

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2225-2232

  Karatzas, Costas N ^a   Turner, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a Nexia Biotechnologies Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Casein; Mammary gland; Milk composition; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS;

CASEIN; LACTOSE; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; UDDER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CASEINS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOSE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK PROTEINS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0031225239     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76171-X     Document Type: Article

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