Analysis of the breast milk of giant pandas (Ailuropodamelanoleuca) and the preparation of substitutes

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Rong HOU¹  Hairui WANG¹  Hiroshi KAMATA²  Kiichi KANAYAMA²  Toshi WATANABE¹  Jingchao LAN¹  Zhihe ZHANG¹  Hiroshi KOIE²  Hiroyuki KUROKAWA⁴  Toyokazu KOBAYASHI³  Zenta TAKATSU⁴ 

[1] Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China;Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252�?0813, Japan;Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Teikyo University of Science, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 120�?0045, Japan;Morinyu Sunworld Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo 108�?0075, Japan

关键词: breast;    giant panda;    milk;    substitute;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.15-0677

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(34)Cited-By(1)The first milk substitute for giant panda cubs was developed in 1988 based on limiteddata about giant panda breast milk and that of certain types of bear. Mixtures of otherformulas have also been fed to cubs at some facilities. However, they are not ofsufficient nutritional quality for promoting growth in panda cubs. Here, we reportanalysis of giant panda breast milk and propose new milk substitutes for cubs, which weredeveloped based on the results of our analysis. The Chengdu Research Base of Giant PandaBreeding obtained breast milk samples from three giant pandas. Up to 30ml of breast milk were collected from each mother by hand. Then, themilk samples were frozen and sent to Nihon University. The levels of protein, fat,carbohydrates, ash, moisture, vitamins, minerals, total amino acids, fatty acids, lactoseand other carbohydrates in the milk were analyzed. The breast milk samples exhibited thefollowing nutritional values: protein: 6.6�?8.5%, fat: 6.9�?16.4%, carbohydrates: 2.5�?9.1%,ash: 0.9�?1.0% and moisture: 67�?83%. We designed two kinds of milk substitutes based on thedata obtained and the nutritional requirements of dogs, cats and rodents. The nutritionalcomposition of the milk substitutes for the first and second stages was as follows:protein: 38 and 26%, fat: 40 and 40%, carbohydrates: 13 and 25%, ash: 6 and 6% andmoisture: 3 and 3%, respectively. In addition, the substitutes contained vitamins,minerals, taurine, docosahexaenoic acid, lactoferrin, nucleotides and other nutrients.

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