Milk and dairy products are very important in Mediterranean diet because of their health
promoting and organoleptic properties. In many developing countries, goat rearing has a …

New methods developed for increasing goat milk and cheese quality, such as the
introduction of plant by-products in the goat diet and the development of new sensors for …

The milk casein genes in goats, are highly polymorphic genes with numerous synonymous
and non-synonymous mutations. So far, 20 protein variants have been reported in goats for …

Background The four casein proteins in goat milk are encoded by four closely linked casein
loci (CSN1S1, CSN2, CSN1S2 and CSN3) within 250 kb on caprine chromosome 6. A …

The aim of the current work was to analyze, in the Sarda breed goat, genetic polymorphism
within the casein genes and to assess their influence on milk traits. Genetic variants at the …

The effect of prolactin (PRL), β-lactoglobulin (β-LG), and κ-casein (CSN3) on milk yield was
estimated in an East Friesian dairy sheep population from Old Chatham Sheepherding …

World production of milk in 2008 is estimated at∼ 576× 106 tonnes (ZMP, 2008), with
India/Pakistan, the Americas and Europe being the major producing regions. The …

Simple Summary Genetic evaluations and the selection of breeding animals require the
accurate estimation of genetic parameters for economically important traits. As a result, dairy …

Limited sample sizes imply parametric assumptions could be violated, even if traits have
been reported to fulfil parametric assumptions. Parametric studies have addressed a non …

Simple Summary Extensive goat breeding follows principles of sustainable agriculture, and
it can be achieved with local breeds because their genome has been shaped by centuries of …