Milk composition Flashcards
1
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Mammogenesis
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Development of the mammary gland (complete with birth of 1st calf)
2
Q
Lactogenesis
A
Starting of milk formation (progesterone decline before birth)
3
Q
Galactopoesis
A
Actual milk formation (stimulation by milking, milk removal)
4
Q
Milk ejection
A
Milk release (triggered by oxitocin)
5
Q
Alveolar milk
A
fixed through capillary forces > 80%
p. 9
6
Q
Cisternal Milk
A
passively available < 20%
7
Q
What are stimulations for milk ejection?
A
Touch of udder’s skin -> nerve impulse
Sound of milking machine
Sight of calf
-> release Oxytocin
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