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Effect of kappa-casein polymorphism on milk composition in the Orobica goat
1Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Veterinarie per la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20134 Milano, Italy.
Abstract:
The aim of this work was to study the effects of isoelectrofocusing (IEF) milk protein variants on milk composition in the Italian Orobica goat breed, which is characterized by a rather high frequency of the kappa-casein (CSN3) B(IEF) allele. Significant associations were found between the IEF phenotype and protein and casein percentages. A favorable effect of the CSN3 B(IEF) variant was found for both protein and casein percentages, with a codominance trend for the 3 phenotypes: BB > AB > AA. Depending on the selection purpose, emphasis could be given to different kappa-casein variants in breeding. The high frequency of B(IEF) could be exploited in breeding strategies to improve the protein and casein percentages when cheese making is a selection objective.
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