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Fatty acid and fat-soluble antioxidant concentrations in milk from high- and low-input conventional and organic systems: seasonal variation

  1. Gillian Butler1,*,
  2. Jacob H Nielsen2,
  3. Tina Slots2,
  4. Chris Seal1,
  5. Mick D Eyre1,
  6. Roy Sanderson3,
  7. Carlo Leifert1

Article first published online: 18 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3235

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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volume 88, Issue 8, pages 1431–1441, June 2008

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Butler, G., Nielsen, J. H., Slots, T., Seal, C., Eyre, M. D., Sanderson, R. and Leifert, C. (2008), Fatty acid and fat-soluble antioxidant concentrations in milk from high- and low-input conventional and organic systems: seasonal variation. J. Sci. Food Agric., 88: 1431–1441. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.3235

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  1. 1

    School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Newcastle University, Nafferton Farm, Stocksfield, Northumberland, NE43 7XD, UK

  2. 2

    Department of Food Science, Danish Institute for Agricultural Science (DIAS), PO Box 50 DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark

  3. 3

    Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability, Newcastle University, Devonshire Building, Devonshire Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK

*School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Newcastle University, Nafferton Farm, Stocksfield, Northumberland, NE43 7XD, UK

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 APR 2008
  2. Article first published online: 18 APR 2008
  3. Manuscript Revised: 15 JAN 2008
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 15 JAN 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 26 JUL 2007

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