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Table 2 Uptake of amino acids by the mammary gland of the lactating sow and their output in milk on Day 14 of lactation

From: Amino acids and mammary gland development: nutritional implications for milk production and neonatal growth

Amino acid

Uptake by the lactating mammary glandsa

Output in milk

Difference

  

g/day

 

Arginine

31

6

+25

Proline

26

40

−14

BCAA

76

46

+30

Glutamine

16

36

−20

  1. Adapted from Li et al. [69], Lei et al. [67], and Trottier et al. [80]
  2. aReferring to a sum of all mammary glands