Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 3296-3305 , September 2006

Effect of Protein Composition on the Cheese-Making Properties of Milk from Individual Dairy Cows

  • A. Wedholm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • L.B. Larsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Research Centre Foulum, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark
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  • H. Lindmark-Månsson

      Affiliations

    • Swedish Dairy Association, SE-223 63 Lund, Sweden
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  • A.H. Karlsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), DK-1958 Fredriksberg C, Denmark
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  • A. Andrén

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden

Received 13 January 2006 ,Accepted 12 March 2006.

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PII: S0022-0302(06)72366-9

doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72366-9

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 3296-3305 , September 2006