Table 1 Descriptive statistics of 966 cows for milk protein related phenotypes
Traitsa | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
True protein nitrogen | 89.1 | 2.25 |
Total casein | 78.0 | 1.23 |
Total whey protein | 11.1 | 1.70 |
\(\kappa \text {-}\)casein | 9.45 | 1.48 |
\(\beta \text {-}\)casein | 32.3 | 2.45 |
\(\alpha _{S1}\text {-}\)casein | 25.7 | 1.79 |
\(\alpha _{S2}\text {-}\)casein | 9.20 | 1.14 |
\(\beta \text {-}\)lactoglobulin | 8.68 | 1.56 |
\(\alpha \text {-}\)lactalbumin | 2.39 | 0.50 |