Short communication: The β-casein (CSN2) silent allele C1 is highly spread in goat breeds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4433-4436

  Chessa, S ^a   Rignanese, D ^a   Kupper J ^b   Pagnacco, G ^a   Erhardt, G ^b   Caroli, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 untranslated region; Genetic polymorphism; Goat; casein

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 55849124776     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1228     Document Type: Article

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