Milk composition of three free-ranging African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) cows during mid lactation

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Osthoff, G ^a   de Wit, M ^a   Hugo, A ^a   Kamara, B I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African elephant; Fatty acid; Isoglobotriose; Loxodonta africana; Milk; Nutrition; Oligosaccharide; Protein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CASEIN; DECANOIC ACID; FAT; ISOGLOBOTRIOSE; LACTOSE; MYRISTIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PALMITIC ACID; PROTEIN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELEPHANT; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; LACTATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 34447621589     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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