Sheep's and goat's dairy products in Italy: Technological, chemical, microbiological, and sensory aspects

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 102-112

  Pirisi, Antonio ^a   Comunian, Roberta ^a   Urgeghe, Pietro Paolo ^b   Scintu, Maria Francesca ^a  

^a Dipartimento per la Ricerca nelle Produzioni Animali   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italian cheese characteristics; Italian ewe cheese; Italian goat cheese; Protected Denomination of Origin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 81255141920     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.09.030     Document Type: Article

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