
%0 Journal Article
%A Shannon, AD 
%A Lasoelles, AK 
%T Effect of Skim-Milk Feeding on the Flow and Composition of Thoracic Duct and Intestinal Lymph in Young Calves
%J Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
%D 1969/02/01
%V 22
%N 1
%P 197-204
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9690197
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BI9690197 
%X The effect of feeding skim milk on the flow and composition of lymph from thoracic and intestinal ducts was studied in young calves by means of lymphatico-venous shunts. The changes observed were similar for both thoracic duct and intestinal lymph. Skim-milk feeding significantly reduced lymph flow but had no effect on total protein concentration in lymph and no effect on lymph: plasma ratios for total protein concentration. It is suggested that the reduction in lymph flow observed when calves are fed skim milk is due to a decreased blood flow through the intestinal capillaries. 
