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Understanding the phenotypic and genetic background of the lactose content in Sarda dairy sheep.
Journal of dairy science - 1 May 2023
Carta S, Cesarani A, Correddu F, Macciotta N P P
Abstract excerpt
Lactose, the principal carbohydrate found in milk, plays an important role in the physiological processes of milk production because it is related to milk volume, and it is responsible for the osmotic equilibrium between blood and milk in the mammary gland. In this study, factors affecting lactose content (LC) in sheep milk are investigated. For this purpose, 2,358 test-day records were sampled from 509 ewes (3-7...
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