Characteristics of moose lactation and neonatal growth
Milk composition, neonatal milk intake, and growth of captive, maternally raised, singleton moose calves (Alces alces gigas) were measured during the first 4 months post partum. Milk intake rose to a peak of 4760 ± 1017 g/day at day 23 and then decreased with increasing calf age. Milk fat and crude...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z94-130 2024-09-30T14:22:00+00:00 Characteristics of moose lactation and neonatal growth Reese, Ed O. Robbins, Charles T. 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z94-130 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z94-130 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 72, issue 5, page 953-957 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 journal-article 1994 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z94-130 2024-09-19T04:09:48Z Milk composition, neonatal milk intake, and growth of captive, maternally raised, singleton moose calves (Alces alces gigas) were measured during the first 4 months post partum. Milk intake rose to a peak of 4760 ± 1017 g/day at day 23 and then decreased with increasing calf age. Milk fat and crude protein levels declined until the time of peak milk output, and then increased. Ash content remained relatively constant whereas carbohydrate content diminished as lactation progressed. At peak output, milk averaged 20.5 ± 1.5% dry matter, 7.9 ± 1.5% fat, 7.2 ± 0.4% protein, 1.4 ± 0.1% ash, 3.7 ± 0.2% carbohydrate, and 1.29 ± 0.13 kcal/g wet mass (1 kcal = 4.18 kJ). The growth rates of maternally raised calves during the first 30 days (785 ± 115 g/day) were higher than those reported for bottle-raised calves. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Zoology 72 5 953 957 |
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Milk composition, neonatal milk intake, and growth of captive, maternally raised, singleton moose calves (Alces alces gigas) were measured during the first 4 months post partum. Milk intake rose to a peak of 4760 ± 1017 g/day at day 23 and then decreased with increasing calf age. Milk fat and crude protein levels declined until the time of peak milk output, and then increased. Ash content remained relatively constant whereas carbohydrate content diminished as lactation progressed. At peak output, milk averaged 20.5 ± 1.5% dry matter, 7.9 ± 1.5% fat, 7.2 ± 0.4% protein, 1.4 ± 0.1% ash, 3.7 ± 0.2% carbohydrate, and 1.29 ± 0.13 kcal/g wet mass (1 kcal = 4.18 kJ). The growth rates of maternally raised calves during the first 30 days (785 ± 115 g/day) were higher than those reported for bottle-raised calves. |
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