
%0 Journal Article
%A Griffiths, Mervyn 
%A Green, Brian 
%A MC Leckie, R 
%A Messer, MichaeI 
%A Newgrain, KW 
%T Constituents of Platypus and Echidna Milk, with Particular Reference to the Fatty Acid Complement of the Triglycerides
%J Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
%D 1984/12/01
%V 37
%N 6
%P 323-330
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9840323
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BI9840323 
%X The mature milk of platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) exhibit 39&#xb7; 1 gf 1 00 g solids, of which crude lipid accounts for 22&#xb7;2% crude protein 8&#xb7;2%, hexose 3&#xb7;3% and sialic acid 0&#xb7;43%; iron is in high concentration, 21&#xb7;1 mgfl. Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) milk is more concentrated, containing 48&#xb7;9% solids, with lipid. protein, hexose and sialic acid accounting for 31 &#xb7;0, 12&#xb7;4, 1&#xb7; 6 and O&#xb7; 70% respectively; it is even richer in iron, 33&#xb7;3 mgfl 
