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Association of polymorphisms in solute carrier family 27, isoform A6 (SLC27A6) and fatty acid-binding protein-3 and fatty acid-binding protein-4 (FABP3 and FABP4) with fatty acid composition of bovine milk.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Sept 2013
Nafikov R A, Schoonmaker J P, Korn K T, Noack K, Garrick D J, Koehler K J, Minick-Bormann J, Reecy J M, Spurlock D E, Beitz D C
Abstract excerpt
The main goal of this study was to develop tools for genetic selection of animals producing milk with a lower concentration of saturated fatty acids (SFA) and a higher concentration of unsaturated fatty acids (UFA). The reasons for changing milk fatty acid (FA) composition were to improve milk technological properties, such as for production of more spreadable butter, and milk nutritional value with respect to...
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