Open AccessMilk examination
Author(s) -
Tagesu Abdisa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of veterinary science and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2640-7604
DOI - 10.17352/ijvsr.s1.109
Subject(s) - lactation , mammary gland , secretion , epithelium , apoptosis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , function (biology) , milk production , cell growth , endocrinology , medicine , biochemistry , pregnancy , zoology , cancer , genetics , breast cancer
Milk production potential is a function of the number of mammary epithelial cells in the, gland, as well as the secretory activity of those cells [1,2]. Therefore, improved lactation performance can be achieved under conditions that enhance mammary cell proliferation (or decrease apoptosis), biochemical and structural differentiation of mammary epithelium, and synthesis and secretion of milk components [1].