Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 9 , Pages 4092-4099 , September 2007

Bovine κ-Casein Gene Promoter Haplotypes with Potential Implications for Milk Protein Expression

  • A.F. Keating

      Affiliations

    • National Diagnostics Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
    • Teagasc Dairy Products Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
    • The first 2 named authors contributed equally to this paper and should be considered joint first authors.
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  • P. Davoren

      Affiliations

    • National Diagnostics Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
    • The first 2 named authors contributed equally to this paper and should be considered joint first authors.
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  • T.J. Smith

      Affiliations

    • National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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  • R.P. Ross

      Affiliations

    • Teagasc Dairy Products Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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  • M.T. Cairns

      Affiliations

    • National Diagnostics Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 18 October 2006 ,Accepted 25 May 2007.

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PII: S0022-0302(07)71867-2

doi: 10.3168/jds.2006-687

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 9 , Pages 4092-4099 , September 2007

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