title: Milk composition in the northern brown bandicoot, Isoodon macrourus (Peramelidae, Marsupialia).
abstract: Milk samples were obtained at regular intervals throughout lactation from northern brown bandicoots, Isoodon macrourus, in captivity. Total concentration of milk solids was initially 7% (w/w) and increased linearly to 45% (w/w) by 55 days. Carbohydrate, lipid and protein concentrations increased from about 2% (w/w) to about 7-8% (w/w) at 30 days. Thereafter they diverged, with lipid increasing to between 25-30% (w/w) at 56 days, protein reaching maximal values of 10-15% (w/w) at just over 40 days and carbohydrate gradually declining to about 5% (w/w) at 56 days before a rapid fall to 1-2% (w/w) at the completion of lactation. The milk of the bandicoot exhibits a similar pattern of change during the course of lactation to that shown by other marsupials.
authors.affiliation: Division of Wildlife and Ecology, CSIRO, Lyneham.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Merchant
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Libke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000378:metabolism*; D008892:Milk / Q000032:analysis*; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis; D011247:Pregnancy; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D008055:Lipids; D008894:Milk Proteins; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium