Invited review: Artisanal Mexican cheeses

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 3250-3262

  González Córdova, Aarón F ^a   Yescas, Carlos ^b   Ortiz Estrada, Ángel Martín ^a   De la Rosa Alcaraz, María de los Ángeles ^a   Hernández Mendoza, Adrián ^a   Vallejo Cordoba, Belinda ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Artisanal Mexican cheese; Pasteurized milk; Protected designation of origin; Raw milk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHEESE; FOOD HANDLING; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK;

ANIMALS; CHEESE; FOOD HANDLING; MILK;

EID: 84955567184     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10103     Document Type: Article

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