Invited review: Mid-infrared spectroscopy as phenotyping tool for milk traits1

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1171-1186

  De Marchi, M ^a   Toffanin, V ^a   Cassandro, M ^a   Penasa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Mid infrared spectroscopy; Phenotyping; Quality trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; MILK; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 84894026096     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6799     Document Type: Review

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