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milk, liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young for a period beginning immediately after birth. The milk of domesticated animals is also an important food source for humans, either as a fresh fluid or processed into a number of dairy products such as butter and cheese. How milk becomes cheese.
Lenola noted that "in the USA, the authorities recently found 1 in 5 milk samples nationwide tested positive for bird flu. I don't want to distract from the message about mothers but…"
A Brief History of Milk, from 4000 BC to Present. May 28, 2024 History Magazine. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Dairymen’s Association. A Brief History of Milk. The history of dairy cows runs deep in Wisconsin, but they were first domesticated in the Near East some 10,500 years ago. BY Carmella D'Acquisto. READ MORE FROM OUR “MILK” FEATURE HERE.
- DictionaryMilk/milk/
noun
- 1. an opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young: "a healthy mother will produce enough milk for her baby"
verb
- 1. draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically: "two hours later he was up again to milk the cows"
- 2. exploit or defraud (someone), typically by taking regular small amounts of money over a period of time: "he had milked his grandmother dry of all her money"
Here, cows are milked on a rotating parlor at a facility in California. Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The school cafeteria is the most important arena in which the debate around ...
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals and the caecilian Siphonops annulatus. [1] . It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. [2] . Immune factors and immune-modulating components in milk contribute to milk immunity.
dairying, branch of agriculture that encompasses the breeding, raising, and utilization of dairy animals, primarily cows, for the production of milk and the various dairy products processed from it. Milk for human consumption is produced primarily by the cow and the water buffalo.
Breast milk (sometimes spelled as breastmilk) or mother's milk is milk produced by the mammary glands in the breast of human females. Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition for newborn infants, comprising fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and a varying composition of minerals and vitamins.
