Fatty acid, amino acid and mineral composition of milk from Nguni and local crossbred cows in South Africa

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 529-536

  Mapekula, M ^a   Chimonyo, M ^b   Mapiye, C ^a,c   Dzama, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Essential amino acids; Fatty acids; Food analysis; Food composition; Milk composition; Minerals; Nguni cows

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958261029     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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