Short communication: A new bovine milk-protein variant: α-Lactalbumin variant D

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2165-2169

  Visker, M H P W ^a   Heck, J M L ^b   van Valenberg, H J F ^a   van Arendonk, J A M ^a   Bovenhuis, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Friesl and Campina Corporate Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

lactalbumin protein variant D; Dairy cow; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Whey

Indexed keywords

DNA; LACTALBUMIN; MILK PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; MILK; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DNA; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; LACTALBUMIN; MALE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

BOS; BOVINAE; FRIESIA;

EID: 84858977993     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4794     Document Type: Article

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