PORCINE MILK-PROTEINS - A REVIEW

Although the composition and physico-chemical properties of bovine mil k have received considerable attention over the last few decades, rela tively little is known about porcine milk. The composition of porcine milk differs from that of bovine milk in a number of important respect s. However, certain problems, such as the absence of a standard nomenc lature system for porcine milk proteins, has led to some uncertainty i n identifying the various porcine proteins correctly. This review deal s with the principal porcine milk proteins and highlights the main dif ferences between porcine and bovine milk proteins. (C) 1997 Elsevier S cience Ltd.