If 'made up' baby milk formula gives the same percentages as human
milk, how about making it stronger. Unfortunately, to get a
similar Protein or Fat level, you'd end up with a high
Carbohydrate level. Might be hard to mix up too!
Just a thought.....
Jo, Josh & Kyrie
(& Monica & Chandler & their 6 pups)
----- Original Message -----
From: Eva Maisel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: Hi!
: here's a list of what several animals' milk consists of:
: Water (W), Protein(P), Fat (F), Carbohydrates (C)
:
:
: A few rodents (unfortunately nothing on hamsters/gerbils):
:
: Mouse: W: 60% P: 12-13% F: 21-33% C: 2.0%
: Rat: W: 68,0% P: 12,0% F: 15% C: 3,0%
: Guinea Pig: W: 81,9% P: 7.4% F: 7,2% C: 2,7%
:
:
: Human milk in comparison:
:
: Human: W: 87,7% P: 1,03% F: 4,4% C: 6,9%
:
:
: And this is what we may be able to get hold of:
:
: Cow: W: 88,5% P: 3,2% F: 3,7% C: 4,6%
: Sheep: W: 81,6% P: 5.6% F: 7,5% C: 4,4%
: Goat: W: 86% P: 3,6% F: 4,2% C: 4,8%
:
:
: Kitten milk replacer is probably made to similar to cats' milk:
:
: Cat: W: 82,3% P: 9,1% F: 3.3% C: 4,9%
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