Method for altering fatty acid composition of milk
CA 2490934 C · Owner: Tate, Michael Lewis · Inventors: Tate, Michael Lewis; Morris, Christopher Anthony
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A method of reducing the level of saturated fatty acids relative to the level of unsaturated fatty acids in milk. In particular the genotyping and/or , phenotyping of bovine cows on the basis of the amino acid residue located at position 67 of beta-casein produced in their milk. The invention is based on the finding that there is a correlation between the ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids in milk and the beta-casein variants in milk.
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- Filed July 3, 2003 and granted November 24, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 3, 2023.
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