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Lactation
About: Lactation is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 17669 publications have been published within this topic receiving 463265 citations. The topic is also known as: GO:0007595 & milk secretion.
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TL;DR: The composition of human milk is the biological norm for infant nutrition and contains many hundreds to thousands of distinct bioactive molecules that protect against infection and inflammation and contribute to immune maturation, organ development, and healthy microbial colonization.
1,859 citations
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01 Jan 1990
TL;DR: Drugs in pregnancy and lactation , Drugs in pregnancyand lactation, and more details are published.
Abstract: Drugs in pregnancy and lactation , Drugs in pregnancy and lactation , کتابخانه دیجیتال جندی شاپور اهواز
1,247 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the general shape of the curve, defined by the locus of weekly yield of a single lactation, remains substantially unchanged, and it is shown that the animal which produces milk at a moderate level steadily throughout her lactation is preferred to one which produces a great deal of milk at her peak but little thereafter.
Abstract: MANY factors may influence the total milk yield of a single lactation, but the general shape of the curve, defined by the locus of weekly yield, remains substantially unchanged. Economically, the configuration of the curve is important, for the animal which produces milk at a moderate level steadily throughout her lactation is to be preferred to one which produces a great deal of milk at her peak but little thereafter (see Cersovsky1 for a review of the literature).
1,018 citations
TL;DR: Current research and practice demonstrate that 3 to 5% fat may be added to diets for lactation to increase energy intake of high-producing cows and/or to reduce starch feeding, thereby increasing the ratio of forage to concentrate to prevent depression of milk fat.
912 citations
TL;DR: The most significant changes in milk fat quality relate to rheological (melting) properties, which influence numerous aspects of character and quality of manufactured dairy products.
862 citations