Compensatory increases in milk secretion in response to unilateral inhibition by colchicine during lactation in the goat.

Alan J. Henderson; M. Peaker

doi:10.1113/jphysiol.1983.sp014504

January 1, 1983The Journal of PhysiologyOpen Access

Compensatory increases in milk secretion in response to unilateral inhibition by colchicine during lactation in the goat.

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To determine whether unilateral inhibition of milk secretion by intramammary colchicine induces a compensatory secretory response in the contralateral mammary gland throughout different stages of lactation.
Treated one mammary gland of lactating goats with intramammary colchicine at weeks 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 of lactation.
Measured and compared milk secretion rates between treated and untreated glands under alternating 8-hour and 16-hour milking intervals.
Colchicine treatment produced a consistent magnitude of temporary milk secretion inhibition across all evaluated weeks of lactation.
The untreated contralateral gland displayed a significant compensatory increase in milk secretion rate regardless of lactation stage.
Compensatory increases in the untreated gland were significantly greater during 8-hour milking intervals than 16-hour intervals during later lactation (weeks 18, 24, and 30).

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Experimental study demonstrates compensatory milk secretion in the contralateral mammary gland in goats, indicating secretory cells do not operate at their intrinsic maximum.

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