German shepherd dog milk composition and its changes during lactation

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Milk composition of nine lactating German Shepherd nursing females was studied. The experiment took place at the breeding facility of Police of the Czech Republic (breeding centre for service dogs in Domažlice) in days 2-30 of the females’ lactation. Females were given a commercial granulated feeding mixture (starter category). Canine milk samples were analyzed using an infra-red instrument MilkoScan FT 120. Calculated mean values for colostrum (day 2 postpartum) and normal milk (days 4-29 postpartum) were: 23.86 and 24.63% for total solids, 8.14 and 7.22% for protein, 6.04 and 5.76% for casein, 10.22 and 11.32% for fat, 3.40 and 4.48% for lactose. German Shepherd milk showed almost no variation in composition after day 4 of lactation. Differences observed between colostrum and normal milk composition were statistically insignificant but not for lactose. No significant differences in density and other composition parameters between colostrum and normal milk were identified. … full description

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Main Author

Adéla Dokoupilová

Other Authors

Ivona Svobodová , Helena Chaloupková, 1975 září 15.- , Lenka Kouřimská, 1967- , Blanka Dvořáková, Roman Končel

Document Type

Articles

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Ilustrace

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Scientia agriculturae bohemica. -- ISSN 1211-3174. -- Roč. 47, č. 1 (2016), s. 9-13

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DOGS

BREEDS (ANIMALS)

Bitches

LACTATION

COLOSTRUM

MILK

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

DRY MATTER CONTENT

PROTEIN CONTENT

MILK PROTEIN

CASEIN

LIPID CONTENT

MILK FAT

CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT

LACTOSE

DENSITY

psi

plemena zvířat

feny

laktace

mlezivo

mléko

chemické složení

obsah sušiny

obsah bílkovin

kasein

kazeín

obsah lipidů

mléčný tuk

obsah glycidů

laktóza

měrná hustota

německý ovčák > celkový obsah pevných látek

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