Leland, AlisonNguyen, Thao2019-01-032019-01-032018-10-18http://hdl.handle.net/10657/3916Characteristic of mammals is the presence of specialized glands that secrete milk – mammary glands. Milk acts as the primary source of nutrition for mammal neonates and additionally populates the infants’ microbiota. Through studying the nutrient composition of milk and its longitudinal changes, we can understand critical components as they relate to infant development. This allows for meaningful contributions towards improving the dietary husbandry of animals, especially in cases of hand-rearing where milk substitutes may be needed. This project was completed with contributions from Michael Power from the Smithsonian Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute.en-USThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Poster