What Is a Galactopoietic Hormone?

[pro-lak´tin] a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that promotes the growth of breast tissue and stimulates and sustains milk production in postpartum mammals, and shows luteotropic activity in certain mammals. Called also lactogenic hormone and mammotropin.

Which is the most important Galactopoietic hormone?

Prolactin is the key hormone of lactation and seems to be the single most important galactopoietic hormone.

Which of the following hormones is Galactopoietic in dairy cows?

Prolactin is released at the time of milk removal in ruminants and nonruminants, and it remains a key systemic modulator of milk secretion during lactation. Conversely, growth hormone is generally considered to be the predominant galactopoietic hormone in ruminants.