Milk: Milk of Primates

T. Uniacke; P. F. Fox

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374407-4.00535-5

Milk: Milk of Primates

T. Uniacke
, P. F. Fox

School of Food and Nutritional Sciences

University College Cork

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Abstract

Primates form a large, diverse order of mammals (?431 species, ?10% of all mammals), containing the species with the highest cognitive development, Homo sapiens, and the other Great Apes. Considering that many primate species are reared in captivity for many reasons, including medical research, zoos, and the conservation of species, knowledge of the composition and properties of primate milk should be important, but the milk of only ?30 species has been studied, and for many of these, only superficial and fragmented information is available. The study of primate milk is also of interest for studies of evolution, including of humans. In this article, studies on the milk of primates, especially in comparison with human milk, are reviewed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	613-631
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123744029
ISBN (Print)	9780123744074
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374407-4.00535-5
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2011

Keywords

Gross composition
Immunoglobulin
Lipids
Milk salts
Nutrition
Oligosaccharides
Physicochemical properties
Primate milk
Proteins
Sugars
Vitamins

UN SDGs

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