Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 1635-1643 , April 2007

Composition, Physiochemical Properties, Nitrogen Fraction Distribution, and Amino Acid Profile of Donkey Milk

  • H.Y. Guo

      Affiliations

    • College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
    • Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, China
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  • K. Pang

      Affiliations

    • College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
    • Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, China
    • ,
  • X.Y. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
    • Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, China
    • ,
  • L. Zhao

      Affiliations

    • College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
    • Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, China
    • ,
  • S.W. Chen

      Affiliations

    • College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
    • Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, China
    • ,
  • M.L. Dong

      Affiliations

    • Xinjiang Dawakun Animal Husbandry Biological Sci-Tech Co., Ltd., Xinjiang 844400, China
    • ,
  • F.Z. Ren

      Affiliations

    • College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
    • Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100083, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 14 September 2006 ,Accepted 11 December 2006.

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PII: S0022-0302(07)71649-1

doi: 10.3168/jds.2006-600

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 1635-1643 , April 2007

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