title: Effects of goat milk-based formula on development in weaned rats.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this article is to study the effect of goat milk-based formula (GMF) on development in weaned rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups: control, 20% cow milk-based formula (CMF), and 5%-GMF, 10%-GMF, and 20%-GMF groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  GMF did play an active role in accelerating body and femur length, but not body weight growth. Compared with the control, GMF had better cognitive, space, and locomotor activity. The level of IFN was increased in GMF groups, as well as the level of IL-2 and TNF was decreased in GMF groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results indicate that GMF has an effect on development and immunity improvability in weaned rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.|Beijing Key Laboratory of Toxicological Research and Risk Assessment for Food Safety, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Meihong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.|Beijing Key Laboratory of Toxicological Research and Risk Assessment for Food Safety, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Liren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Ausntria Hyproca Dairy Group BV, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Ausntria Hyproca Dairy Group BV, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Yanchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.|Beijing Key Laboratory of Toxicological Research and Risk Assessment for Food Safety, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.|Beijing Key Laboratory of Toxicological Research and Risk Assessment for Food Safety, Peking University, Beijing, China; bmuwjbxy@bjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Junbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: development; goat milk–based formula; immunity; infant formula