Milk

(Also see Colostum, Reproduction)

 Anderson, D. E. 2013. Teat and udder examination. 253-255. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Bravo, P. W., J. Garnica & M. E. Fowler (1997) Immunoglobulin G concentrations in periparturient llamas, alpacas and their crias. Small Ruminant Research, 26, 145-149.

Dec, M., A. Wernicki, A. Puchalski & R. Urban-Chmiel (2011) Conglutinin is not specific to cattle. Veterinární Medicína, 56, 510-519.

Drew, M. L. & M. E. Fowler (1995) Comparison of methods for measuring serum immunoglobulin concentrations in neonatal llamas. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 206, 1374-1380.

Fernandez, F. M. & G. Oliver (1988) Proteins present in llama milk. I. Quantitative aspects and general characteristics. Milchwissenschaft, 43, 299-302.

--------------------- (1992) Studies of α-lactalbumin in llama milk. Small Ruminant Research, 8, 97-106.

Garmendia, A. E. & T. C. McGuire (1987) Mechanism and isotypes involved in passive immunoglobulin transfer to the newborn alpaca (Lama pacos). American Journal of Veterinary Research, 48, 1465-1471.

----------------------, G. H. Palmer, J. C. DeMartini & T. C. McGuire (1987) Failure of passive immunoglobulin transfer: a major determinant of mortality in newborn alpacas (Lama pacos). American Journal of Veterinary Research, 48, 1472-1476.

Hurley, L.  (1995) Comparative study of proteins, peroxidase activity and N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase activity in llama milk. Small Ruminant Research, 17, 255-261.

Johnston, N. A., S. M. Parish, J. W. Tyler & C. B. Tillman (1997) Evaluation of serum γ-glutamyltransferase activity as a predictor of passive transfer status in crias. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 211, 1165-1166.

Miles, P. D. N., J. Lozano, J. M. Martin, P. Miquet & S. M. d. Pino (1984) Analysis of sodium in milk by flame photometry as an indicator of somatic cell count. Revista Argentina de Producción Animal, 4, 861-865.

Morin, D. E., L. L. Riek, A. (2008) A contribution to the energy supply of pre-ruminant and lactating llamas (Lama glama). Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe G, Grosstiere/Nutztiere, 36, 338-342.

-------------, M. Gerken & E. Moors (2007) Measurement of milk intake in suckling llamas (Lama glama) using deuterium oxide dilution. Journal of Dairy Science, 90, 867-875.

Morin, D. E., L. L. Rowan, W. L. Hurley & W. E. Braselton (1995) Composition of milk from llamas in the United States. Journal of Dairy Science, 78, 1713-1720.

Nagy, D. W., J. Chakwenya, J. W. Tyler & J. Holle (2002) A note on colostral immunoglobulin G concentrations vs. subsequent serum concentrations in naturally suckled llama (Llama glama) and alpaca (Llama pacos) crias. Journal of Camel Practice and Research, 9, 171-172.

Napolitano, L., A. Cantisani, A. Conti, J. Godovac-Zimmermann, O. Lucero, C. Donoso & I. Ramos (1991) Separation of whey proteins from llama (Lama glama L.) milk. Identification of a protein immunologically related to β-lactoglobulins. Milchwissenschaft, 46, 27-30.

Park, Y. W. & G. F. W. Haenlein. 2013. Other minor species milk (reindeer, caribou, musk ox, llama, alpaca, moose, elk, and others). 644-658. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Pauciullo, A. & G. Erhardt (2015) Molecular Characterization of the Llamas (Lama glama) Casein Cluster Genes Transcripts (CSN1S1, CSN2, CSN1S2, CSN3) and Regulatory Regions. PLoS One, 10, e0124963.

Riek, A. (2006) Investigations on milk composition, milk intake and body weight development in the Llama (Lama glama). Gottingen: Cuvillier.

----------- & M. Gerken (2006) Changes in llama (Lama glama) milk composition during lactation. Journal of Dairy Science, 89, 3484-3493.

------------ (2008) A contribution to the energy supply of pre-ruminant and lactating llamas (Lama glama). Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe G, Grosstiere/Nutztiere, 36, 338-342.

----------- (2009) Milk intake studies in llamas (Lama glama) using the "dose-to-the-mother" technique. Small Ruminant Research, 82, 105-111.

-----------, M. Gerken & E. Moors (2007) Measurement of milk intake in suckling llamas (Lama glama) using deuterium oxide dilution. Journal of Dairy Science, 90, 867-875.

Rowan, L. L., D. E. Morin, W. L. Hurley, R. D. Shanks, I. Kakoma, W. E. Hoffmann, T. E. Goetz & J. S. Cullor (1996) Evaluation of udder health and mastitis in llamas. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 209, 1457-1463.

Saadaoui, B., L. Bianchi, C. Henry, G. Miranda, P. Martin & C. Cebo (2014) Combining proteomic tools to characterize the protein fraction of llama (Lama glama) milk. Electrophoresis, 35, 1406-1418.

Schoos, V., M. Medina, S. Saad & C. P. v. Nieuwenhove (2008) Chemical and microbiological characteristics of Llama's (Lama glama) milk from Argentina. Milchwissenschaft, 63, 398-401.

Tu, Z., Q. Chen, Y. Li, Y. Xiong, Y. Xu, N. Hu & Y. Tao (2016) Identification and characterization of species-specific nanobodies for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in milk. Anal Biochem, 493, 1-7.

Weaver, D. M., J. W. Tyler, M. A. Scott, L. M. Wallace, R. S. Marion & J. M. Holle (2000) Passive transfer of colostral immunoglobulin G in neonatal llamas and alpacas. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 61, 738-741.

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