Lactational performance of first-parity transgenic gilts expressing bovine α-lactalbumin in their milk

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1090-1096

  Noble, M S ^a   Rodriguez Zas, S ^a   Cook, J B ^a   Bleck, G T ^a   Hurley, W L ^a   Wheeler, M B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Litter Performance; Milk Composition; Milk Production; Transgenic Animals; Lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; SUS SCROFA;

LACTALBUMIN; LACTOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOSTRUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SUCKLING; SWINE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; COLOSTRUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LACTALBUMIN; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MILK; PARITY; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036548396     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8041090x     Document Type: Article

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