Role of somatic cells on dairy processes and products: a review

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 94 Số 6 - Trang 517-538 - 2014
N. Li1, Romain Richoux2, Pierre‐Guy Marnet3, Patrice Martin4, Valérie Gagnaire5
1INRA, UMR 1253, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l’Œuf, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, F-35042, Rennes, France
2Actalia, BP 50915, 35009, Rennes, Cedex, France
3INRA, UMR 1348, Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l’Animal et les Systèmes d’Élevage, 35590, Saint Gilles, France
4INRA, UMR 1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
5Agrocampus Ouest, UMR 1253, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l’Œuf, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, 35042, Rennes, France

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