Despite the importance of milk in the agricultural economy, information on its synthesis in the animal remains incomplete and much of what is known relates to the goat. Three questions require to be answered. What are the principal compounds absorbed from the blood? What quantities of each are absorbed in the formation of 100 ml of milk? What contribution does each blood component make to each major milk component and to the carbon dioxide expired by the lactating gland ?
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