What is old is new again—and with respect to the study of the mammary development and
function in dairy animals, the expression resonates. Many of the mammary and milk …

Lactation, an important characteristic of mammalian reproduction, has evolved by exploiting
a diversity of strategies across mammals. Comparative genomics and transcriptomics …

The mammary gland has a remarkable capacity for regulation at a local level, particularly
with respect to its main function: milk secretion. Regulation of milk synthesis has significant …

The presence of mammary glands is the defining morphological feature of mammals. The
recent assembly of the bovine genome and a report in Genome Biology that links the milk …

Maternal care is essential to optimally support survival of the offspring. During evolution of
mammalian species, different phenotypes have evolved in relation to gestation length …

It is now clear that milk has multiple functions; it provides the most appropriate nutrition for
growth of the newborn, it delivers a range of bioactives with the potential to stimulate …

Production of milk is a key characteristic of mammals, but the features of lactation vary
greatly between monotreme, marsupial and eutherian mammals. Marsupials have a short …

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide associated with both psychological and somatic processes like
parturition and social bonding. Although oxytocin homologs have been identified in many …

Postnatal mammary gland development requires the presence of mammary stem and
progenitor cells (MaSC), which give rise to functional milk‐secreting cells and regenerate …

Simple Summary Significant differences in milk yield are observed between water buffalo
(Bubalus bubalis) and dairy cattle (Bos taurus). Since these differences could be related to …