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thumb|A glass of cow milk thumb|Cows in a Rotolactor|rotary milking parlor Milk is a usually white liquid food (but can be shades of yellow, cream, pink, or even brown) produced by the mammary glands of lactating mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest solid food. Milk contains many nutrients, including calcium and protein, as well as lactose and saturated fat; the enzyme lactase is needed to break down lactose. Immune factors and immune-modulating components in milk contribute to milk immunity. The first milk, which is called colostrum,
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Milk is a nutrient-rich liquid produced by mammary glands of lactating mammals that serves as the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they can eat solid food. It contains important nutrients like calcium and protein, along with immune factors that help protect developing animals from disease.
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Research
200,168 papers- Mother's Own Milk Versus Donor Human Milk: What's the Difference?ReviewCritical care nursing clinics of North America · 2024Parker LA, Koernere R, Fordham K et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2023.09.002
- Human milk for preterm infants.ReviewSeminars in fetal & neonatal medicine · 2025Modi NDOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2025.101634
- Human Milk Fortification Strategies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.ReviewClinics in perinatology · 2023Fu TT, Poindexter BBDOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2023.04.006
- Human Milk for the Term Newborn.ReviewClinics in perinatology · 2021