Milk protein variants are highly associated with milk performance traits in East Friesian Dairy and Lacaune sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 121, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 382-394

  Giambra, I J ^a   Brandt, H ^a   Erhardt, G ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Casein haplotype; Milk performance; Milk protein variability; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908491225     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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