A common regulatory haplotype doubles lactoferrin concentration in milk
Abstract Background Bovine lactoferrin (Lf) is an iron absorbing whey protein with antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal activity. Lactoferrin is economically valuable and has an extremely variable concentration in milk, partly driven by environmental influences such as milking frequency, involut...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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BMC
2024-03-01
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Series: | Genetics Selection Evolution |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-024-00890-x |