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Genetic variation in vitamin B-12 content of bovine milk and its association with SNP along the bovine genome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Rutten Marc J M, Bouwman Aniek C, Sprong R Corinne, van Arendonk Johan A M, Visker Marleen H P W
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin B-12 (also called cobalamin) is essential for human health and current intake levels of vitamin B-12 are considered to be too low. Natural enrichment of the vitamin B-12 content in milk, an important dietary source of vitamin B-12, may help to increase vitamin B-12 intake. Natural enrichment of the milk vitamin B-12 content could be achieved through genetic selection, provided there is genetic variation...
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