Because the bovine mammary gland is constantly challenged by a variety of contagious and
environmental pathogens, maintenance of mammary health may be best thought of in terms …

Insulin-like growth factors (IGF) are important mediators of growth, lactation, reproduction,
and health. Considerable information on their role in ruminant animals has been learned in …

The mechanism of the effects of glandular-level subclinical mastitis in dairy sheep on milk
yield and on its composition as expressed in curd yield was studied. Thirty-six Israeli-Assaf …

This review describes the changes in mammary secretory cell number and activity that occur
during the lactation cycle of cows and goats. Magnetic resonance imaging has been used to …

The relative importance of GH 3 and prolactin in mammary gland function varies between
species with prolactin playing a major role in rodents and GH taking lead role in ruminants …

Bovine mammary gland involution, as a part of the reproductive cycle in dairy cows, is a very
important remodeling transformation of the mammary gland for the subsequent lactation …

A dry period, typically 40 to 60 d, between lactations is believed to be required to maximize
milk yield in the subsequent lactation. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain …

Stress and stress related hormones such as glucocorticoids inhibit lactation in cows. In the
present study we propose a novel mechanism connecting stress with plasminogen-plasmin …

Several tissue remodeling events that require extracellular proteolysis are thought to be
mediated by plasminogen activators that convert the inactive proenzyme plasminogen to …

Exogenous daily oxytocin injections given immediately before milking increase milk
production. To investigate the mechanism by which oxytocin increases milk production …