Comprehensive Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis Revealed the Functional Differences in Pigeon Lactation between Male and Female during the Reproductive Cycle

Lactation is a unique reproductive behavior in pigeons, with the crop serving as the organ responsible for secreting pigeon milk. Both male and female pigeons can produce crop milk and rear their offspring through a division of labor. Since the time of the secretion of pigeon crop milk is different...

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Main Authors: Yuting Fu, Yan Song, Danli Jiang, Jianqiu Pan, Wanyan Li, Xumeng Zhang, Wenbin Chen, Yunbo Tian, Xu Shen, Yunmao Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/1/75