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Fengguang Pan¹, Peizhi Li¹, Guijie Hao^2,3

¹Laboratory of Nutrition and Functional Food, College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.

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Summary

Nutrient supplements like amino acids and lipids can significantly improve milk production in dairy animals. This review explores how these supplements influence milk synthesis and offers insights into optimizing dairy animal nutrition strategies.

Keywords:

mTORC milk fat milk protein nutrients regulatory pathway

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Area of Science:

Animal Science
Nutritional Biochemistry
Dairy Husbandry

Background:

Enhancing milk production is crucial for dairy animal productivity.
Nutrient supplements are recognized as a key factor in improving milk yield.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the impact of various nutrient supplements on milk production.
To elucidate the mechanisms by which nutrients affect milk synthesis.
To provide insights into strategies for promoting milk production through nutrition.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on nutrient supplementation in dairy animals.
Analysis of the roles of specific nutrients (amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, etc.) and bioactive compounds.
Examination of pathways involved in milk protein and fat synthesis.

Main Results:

Specific nutrients such as amino acids, peptides, lipids, and carbohydrates directly influence milk production.
Bioactive compounds including phenolic compounds, prolactin, estrogen, and growth factors also play a role.
Nutrient supplementation impacts pathways regulating milk protein and fat synthesis.

Conclusions:

Nutritional strategies involving targeted supplementation can effectively enhance milk production.
Understanding the regulatory pathways of nutrient utilization is key to optimizing dairy animal performance.
This review provides a foundation for further research into nutritional interventions for dairy animals.