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Short communication: Carora cattle show high variability in alpha(s1)-casein.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 2008
Caroli A, Chessa S, Chiatti F, Rignanese D, Meléndez B, Rizzi R, Ceriotti G
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to analyze the genetic variability of milk proteins of the Carora, a shorthorned Bos taurus cattle breed in Venezuela and in other Southern American countries that is primarily used for milk production. A total of 184 individual milk samples were collected from Carora cattle in 5 herds in Venezuela. The milk protein genes alpha(s1)-casein (CN) (CSN1S1), beta-CN (CSN2), kappa-CN...
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