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Milk composition in the plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus)

Summary. Milk samples were taken from 10 plains viscacha between 9 and 64 days post partum. Mean concentrations (±s.e.) were 17 ± 1·1 mM-Na; 32 ± 1·6 mM-K; 35 ± 2.2 mM-Cl; 116 ± 3·3 mM-lactose (total reducing sugar) (all in 8 samples); < 10–220 mg citrate/1 (range of 4 samples); 15·7 ± 0·64 g total nitrogen/1 (3 samples). The Na:K ratio was 1:1·95 ± 0·17. It was estimated that the fat concentration was between 116 and 182 g/1.