Marked Effect of β-Lactoglobulin Polymorphism on the Ratio of Casein to Total Protein in Milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2996-3005

  Lunden A ^a   Nilsson, M ^a   Janson, L ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Casein; Milk production; Milk protein; lactoglobulin gene

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

CASEIN; LACTOGLOBULIN; LACTOSE; LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MILK; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CASEINS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; LACTOGLOBULINS; LACTOSE; LIPIDS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEASONS;

EID: 0031262637     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76266-0     Document Type: Article

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