Short communication: Carora cattle show high variability in αs1-casein

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 354-359

  Caroli, A ^a   Chessa, S ^b   Chiatti, F ^b   Rignanese, D ^b   Melendez B ^c   Rizzi, R ^b   Ceriotti, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Carora cattle; Milk protein; Venezuela; s1 casein

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS;

CASEIN; DNA; LACTOGLOBULIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CASEINS; CATTLE; DNA; FEMALE; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LACTOGLOBULINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 38949163747     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0420     Document Type: Article

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