Amiata donkeys: Fat globule characteristics, milk gross composition and fatty acids

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 123-126

  Martini, Mina ^a   Altomonte, Iolanda ^a   Salari, Federica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amiata breed; Donkey; Milk fat globules; Milk quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897781803     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2014.3118     Document Type: Article

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