Milk protein polymorphisms in cattle (Bos indicus), mithun (Bos frontalis) and yak (Bos grunniens) breeds and their hybrids indigenous to Bhutan

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 523-529

  Dorji, Tashi ^a   Namikawa, Takao ^b   Mannen, Hideyuki ^c   Kawamoto, Yoshi ^d  

^a Ministry of Agriculture   (Bhutan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Cattle; Milk protein; Mithun; Yak

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BHUTAN; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION;

ANIMALS; BHUTAN; CATTLE; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MILK PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

BOS; BOS FRONTALIS; BOS GRUNNIENS; BOS INDICUS;

EID: 77957160655     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2010.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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