This review discusses both fundamental and applied in vitro studies on ruminant mammary gland biology and summarizes progress made over the last decade in development of in vitro techniques to study growth, function and pathology of the mammary gland. The advantages and limitations of different in vitro systems are considered including explant cultures, primary cell cultures and immortalized lines of mammary-derived cells from cow, sheep and goat. The cell growth, differentiation and response to lactogenic hormones and growth factors are discussed as well as the relevance of the cell behavior in different culture conditions.
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