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...

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Main Authors: Thomas J. Lopdell, Alexander J. Trevarton, Janelle Moody, Claire Prowse-Wilkins, Sarah Knowles, Kathryn Tiplady, Amanda J. Chamberlain, Michael E. Goddard, Richard J. Spelman, Klaus Lehnert, Russell G. Snell, Stephen R. Davis, Mathew D. Littlejohn
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-024-00890-x