Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 11 , Pages 5335-5352 , November 2009

Invited review: Milk protein polymorphisms in cattle: Effect on animal breeding and human nutrition

  • A.M. Caroli

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Viale Europa 11, Brescia, 25123 Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • S. Chessa

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Veterinarie per la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Trentacoste 2, Milano, 20134 Italy
    • ,
  • G.J. Erhardt

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Tierzucht und Haustiergenetik, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Ludwigstr. 21 b, 35390 Gießen, Germany

Received 5 June 2009 ,Accepted 28 July 2009.

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PII: S0022-0302(09)70865-3

doi: 10.3168/jds.2009-2461

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 11 , Pages 5335-5352 , November 2009

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