Molecular characterisation of k-casein gene in Girgentana dairy goat breed and identification of two new alleles

The k-casein fraction plays an important role in the formation, stabilisation and aggregation on casein micelles and thus affects technological and nutritional properties of milk. In this study, exon 4 of <em>k-casein (CSN3)</em> gene was sequenced and analysed in <em>Girgentana<...

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Main Authors: Rosalia Di Gerlando, Lina Tortorici, Maria T. Sardina, Giuseppina Monteleone, Salvatore Mastrangelo, Baldassare Portolano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/3464