Table 4.
Chemical composition (g/100 g) and MCP of Agerolese cattle milk according to the composite genotype.
| Trait | BBA1A2AB n = 16 |
BBA1A2BB n = 9 |
BBA2A2AB n = 9 |
BBA2A2BB n = 10 |
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| Total solids | 12.70 | ± | 0.16 | 12.66 | ± | 0.21 | 12.49 | ± | 0.21 | 12.50 | ± | 0.20 |
| Solids-non-fat | 8.82 | ± | 0.07 | 8.97 | ± | 0.09 | 9.03a | ± | 0.09 | 8.78b | ± | 0.09 |
| Fat | 3.93A,a | ± | 0.10 | 3.61b | ± | 0.13 | 3.40B | ± | 0.13 | 3.62b | ± | 0.12 |
| Protein | 3.40 | ± | 0.07 | 3.43 | ± | 0.09 | 3.48 | ± | 0.09 | 3.43 | ± | 0.08 |
| Casein | 2.62 | ± | 0.05 | 2.67 | ± | 0.07 | 2.72 | ± | 0.07 | 2.64 | ± | 0.06 |
| Lactose | 4.62 | ± | 0.05 | 4.77a | ± | 0.07 | 4.74a | ± | 0.07 | 4.54b | ± | 0.06 |
| Ash | 0.79 | ± | 0.02 | 0.77 | ± | 0.02 | 0.80 | ± | 0.02 | 0.80 | ± | 0.02 |
| RCT (min) | 14.94a | ± | 0.64 | 14.08 | ± | 0.85 | 14.84 | ± | 0.85 | 12.62b | ± | 0.81 |
| k20 (min) | 6.65a | ± | 0.29 | 5.80 | ± | 0.39 | 5.40b | ± | 0.39 | 5.84 | ± | 0.37 |
| a30 (mm) | 23.51 | ± | 0.87 | 21.24 | ± | 1.16 | 23.35 | ± | 1.16 | 23.72 | ± | 1.10 |
A,B: p < 0.01; a,b: p < 0.05.