Hot topic: Using a stearoyl-CoA desaturase transgene to alter milk fatty acid composition

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3510-3514

  Reh, W A ^a   Maga, E A ^a   Collette, N M B ^a   Moyer, A ^a   Conrad Brink, J S ^a   Taylor, S J ^a   DePeters, E J ^a   Oppenheim, S ^a   Rowe, J D ^a   BonDurant, R H ^a   Anderson, G B ^a   Murray, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjugated linoleic acid; Milk fat; Stearoyl CoA desaturase; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 6944251210     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73486-4     Document Type: Article

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