Variation in milk production and lactation performance in grey seals and consequences for pup growth and weaning characteristics

Agriculture & Biology

• seals 58%
• pups 56%
• milk production 50%
• weaning 50%
• lactation 47%
• milk composition 25%
• nutrient reserves 23%
• energy 19%
• milk 16%
• lactation duration 12%
• lean body mass 11%
• energy efficiency 9%
• genetic factors 8%
• isotopes 8%
• fasting 8%
• parturition 8%
• hydrogen 7%
• plasticity 7%
• mammals 5%
• nutrients 4%
• lipids 4%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Earless Seals 100%
• Lactation 62%
• Weaning 62%
• Milk 54%
• Growth 29%
• Nutrients 24%
• Mothers 12%
• Hydrogen 11%
• Isotopes 10%
• Mammals 8%
• Fasting 7%
• Fats 7%
• Parturition 6%

Chemical Compounds

• Nutrient 46%
• Energy 27%
• Plastic Property 16%
• Fat 14%
• Energy Storage 12%
• Dilution 11%
• Time 5%