Composition and characteristics of ass's milk

Animal Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-78

  Salimei, Elisabetta ^a   Fantuz, Francesco ^b   Coppola, Raffaele ^a   Chiofalo, Biagina ^c   Polidori, Paolo ^b   Varisco, Giorgio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ass's milk; Fatty acids; Minerals; Protein

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; FRAXINUS;

EID: 1442291238     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2003049     Document Type: Article

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