Investigation of the vitamins A and E and β-carotene content in milk from UK organic and conventional dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 484-491

  Ellis, Kathryn A ^a   Monteiro, Ana ^a   Innocent, Giles T ^a   Grove White, Dai ^b   Cripps, Peter ^b   Graham McLean, W ^c   Howard, C Vyvyan ^d   Mihm, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC Centre for Drug Safety Science   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carotene; Organic farming; Vitamin A; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; MILK; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

EID: 36248937139     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029907002816     Document Type: Article

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