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Influence of DGAT1 K232A polymorphism on milk fat percentage and fatty acid profiles in Romanian holstein cattle.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Jan 2015
Tăbăran A, Balteanu V A, Gal E, Pusta D, Mihaiu R, Dan S D, Tăbăran A F, Mihaiu M
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Milk and dairy products are considered the main sources of saturated fatty acids, which are a valuable source of nutrients in the human diet. Fat composition can be adjusted through guided nutrition of dairy animals but also through selective breeding. Recently, a dinucleotide substitution located in the exon 8 of the gene coding for acyl CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1), that alters the amino acid...
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