Table 1.

Mammalian species from where lactoferrins have been identified and isolated.

Order	Species	Source of Lactoferrin Isolation	Reference
Primates	Human	Colostrum, milk, tears, nasal/bronchial secretions, saliva, bile/pancreatic secretions (i.e., gastric/intestinal fluids), urine, seminal/vaginal fluids, granules of neutrophils	[4,5,7,9]
	Rhesus monkey	Milk	[10]
	Patas monkey, macaque, baboon, orangutan	Granules of neutrophils	[7]
Carnivores	Dog, bear, domestic cat, tiger, jaguar, cougar, meerkat, otter, tayra, palm civet	Granules of neutrophils	[6,7]
Rodents	Rat, hamster, aguti	Granules of neutrophils	[7]
	Mouse, guinea pig	Milk, granules of neutrophils	[4,7]
Lagomorpha	Rabbit	Granules of neutrophils	[7,11]
Artiodactyla	Sheep, buffalo, alpaca, camel	Milk	[9,12,13]
	Deer	Granules of neutrophils	[4,7]
	Cow, goat, pig	Milk, granules of neutrophils	[7]
Perissodactyla	Horse	Milk, granules of neutrophils	[4,7]
Proboscidea	Elephant (Asian and African)	Milk	[9,14]
Didelphimorphia	Opossum	Granules of neutrophils	[7]
Cingulata	Armadillo	Granules of neutrophils	[7]