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Table I.
Mean concentration of casein fractions in Maiwa yak milk.
| Casein (CN) (g·L−1) | κ-CN (g·L−1) | αs1-CN (g·L−1) | αs2-CN (g·L−1) | β-CN (g·L−1) | κ-CN/CN (%) | αs1-CN/CN (%) | αs2-CN/ CN (%) | αs-CN/CN (%) | β-CN/CN (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Maiwa yak milk, n = 24 | ||||||||||
| Mean | 40.21 | 5.98 | 11.23 | 4.8 | 18.2 | 14.87 | 27.93 | 11.94 | 39.87 | 45.26 |
| SD | 3.17 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.71 | 1.52 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 1.78 | 3.78 | 3.77 |
| Min | 34.28 | 4.94 | 9.25 | 3.62 | 14.95 | 12.29 | 23.00 | 9.00 | 37.54 | 37.18 |
| Max | 45.79 | 8.54 | 13.07 | 6.48 | 20.57 | 21.24 | 32.50 | 16.12 | 42.69 | 51.16 |
| Bovine milk* | ||||||||||
| Mean | 26.80 | 3.40 | 10.32 | 2.68 | 9.60 | 12.70 | 38.51 | 10.00 | 48.51 | 35.82 |
| Human milk** | ||||||||||
| Mean | 3.70 | 0.87 | 0.43 | 2.40 | 23.50 | 11.75 | 64.75 | |||