Milk fat globules in different dairy cattle breeds Part I: morphometric analysis

Abstract

INTRODUCTION – The study of the morphometric parameters of milk fat globules can aid in increasing our knowledge of the relationship between the number and dimensions of globules and the chemical, nutritional and technological characteristics of milk and its by-products. It is well-known that the fat globules secreted from the mammary cell are of heterogeneous dimensions, and at present the process of their synthesis in the cell is not yet entirely clear (Keenan, 2001). The few studies previously carried out on livestock mainly concern dairy cattle....

Keywords

• milk fat globules, morphometric analysis, milk quality, cattle.