Feeding during milking enhances milking-related oxytocin secretion and milk production in dairy cows whereas food deprivation decreases it. K. Svennersten et all, Acta Physiol Scand 1995, 153, 309-310.
Interesting food for thought, how might this relate to the lactating woman? who we always tell to get a drink when she sits down to nurse. Maybe we need to tell her to have a snack! Pat in SNJ, who doesn't know whether or not to keep this animal study :-(
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