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Recording electrodes were implanted in contact with the dura mater overlying the parietal cortex of six female goats, four of which were lactating. After recovery from surgery and complete familiarization with the housing conditions, the personnel and the recording technique, each goat was observed continuously for 24 h with simultaneous recording of the cortical electroencephalogram (EEG). Remote blood sampling was carried out every 30 min without disturbing the animal. Apart from the release of growth hormone (GH) associated with morning milking in two of the goats, there was no consistent relationship between the apparently spontaneous, episodic release of GH and behaviour, stages of sleep, cortical EEG, air temperature, time of day or night, obvious environmental stimuli which arose from the normal husbandry routine, or the levels of prolactin, insulin, glucose or free fatty acids in the blood. There was also no relationship between the release of prolactin and the stages of sleep.

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