Casein secretion and cytological differentiation in mammary tissue from bulls of high or low genetic merit

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2261-2268

  Filep, R ^a   Akers, R M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic selection; Mammary culture; Progeny testing

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

AMINO ACID; CASEIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DNA; ESTRADIOL; LACTALBUMIN; MILK PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETICS; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; METABOLISM; SECRETION; SEXUAL MATURATION; UDDER;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CASEINS; CATTLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; ISOTOPE LABELING; LACTALBUMIN; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL MATURATION; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0034303150     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75110-1     Document Type: Article

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