Genetic determination of fatty acid composition in Spanish Churra sheep milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 330-339

  Sanchez J P ^a   San Primitivo, F ^a   Barbosa, E ^a,b   Varona, L ^c   de la Fuente, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dairy sheep; Fatty acid; Genetic parameter; Milk composition

Indexed keywords

FAT; FATTY ACID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SECRETION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FATS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77749333476     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2268     Document Type: Article

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