鸽乳
鴿乳，又稱嗉囊乳，是親代鳥類從嗉囊中反芻給雛鳥的一種分泌物。所有鸠鸽科鳥類都能夠分泌這種物質，此外有此能力的還有紅鸛和一些企鵝。[1][2][3]
與哺乳動物乳的區別
鴿乳與哺乳動物的乳沒有太大的相似之處。前者只是一種淺黃色的半固體狀物質，而後者屬於乳劑的範疇，[4] 鴿乳比牛乳和人乳更富含蛋白質和脂肪。[5] 它還含有抗氧化劑和免疫增強因子。[6] 如哺乳動物的乳汁一樣，鴿乳含IgA抗體，亦有一些種類的細菌。[7] 紅鸛和鴿類無論雌雄都可以分泌鴿乳哺育後代，而企鵝中只有雄性才有此能力。[7] 在哺乳期同哺乳類一樣由催乳激素刺激分泌。[7]
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