Comparative Analysis of Angora Rabbit Colostrum and Mature Milk Using Quantitative Proteomics.

ABSTRACT: Colostrum intake is a crucial determinant of survival in newborn rabbits. Neonates rely entirely on passive immunity transfer from their mothers while suckling colostrum. The goal of this study was to explore the protein differences of rabbit milk during different lactation periods. Our findings showed that the daily milk yield exhibited an increasing trend from the 2nd to the 21st day of lactation. A data-independent acquisition proteomics approach identified a total of 2011 proteins. Significantly, different abundances were found for 525 proteins in the colostrum and the mature milk samples. Eleven differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) were examined using parallel reaction monitoring, which verified the reliability of the proteomic data. Gene Ontology analysis revealed that these DAPs

SUBMITTER: Huang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11351206 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature