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This
resource is a collection of information related to the physiology of lactation, the role of homrones in regulation of milk production, the role of milk removal in milk production, milk ejection, and comparative lactation of various species. Look under the headings
below and choose the term that is closest to your topic of interest. |
Overview
- Galactopoeisis
- Galactopoietic hormones
- Removal of milk
- Milk ejection
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Role of Hormones
- Phases of lactation
- DNA
- Cell Numbers
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Prolactin
- Rabbits
- Rats
- Ruminants
- Receptors
- Suckling induced
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Photoperiod
- Growth
- Mammary growth
- Milk yield
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bST
- Somatotropin
- Nursing
- Placental lactogen
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Adrenal and Thyroid Hormones
- Adrenal corticoids
- Thyroid hormones
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Ovarian Steriods
- Ovariectomy
- Concurrent pregnancy
- Pharmacologic estrogen
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Milk Removal
- Is required
- Stimulation intensity
- Other observations
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Autocrine Control
- Local factors
- Feedback inhibitor of lactation
- When milk is removed
- When milk is not removed
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Secretion Rate
- Milk yield is dependent
- Secretion rate
- Inhibition of secretion
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Milking Interval
- 2X/day milking
- Milk composition
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Milking Frequency
- Frequency of milk removal
- 3X/day vs 2X/day
- Response to 3X/day
- Other frequencies
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Milk Ejection
- Milk ejection reflex
- Afferent pathway
- Efferent pathway
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Oxytocin
- Oxytocin is a peptide
- Hypothalamic Nuclei
- Oxytocin synthesis
- Oxytocin surge
- Other roles of oxytocin
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Mammary Nerves & Stress
- Autonomic nervous system
- Epinephrine & norepinephrine
- Other mechanisms of ejection
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Residual Milk
- Proportion of residual milk
- Oxytocin and residual milk
- Proportion of milk present
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Mammary Involution
- Maintenance of lactation function
- Lactation in decline
- Bovine mammary involution
- Apoptosis and involution
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Dry Period
- Dry period and subsequent lactation
- Dry period length
- Dry period summary
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| Comparative Lactation
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Other Factors
- Genetics
- Stage of lactation
- Milking practices
- Age and size
- Estrous cycle and pregnancy
- Environment
- Metabolic diseases
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Study Questions
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| Click here to view a Lactation Practice Quiz. |
