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Nutrient Food Mammary Glands Mammals Infant Humans Btaastfed Digest Lactation Colostrum Antibodies Protein Lactose Extracted From Farm Animals Dairy Farms Tonnes India Skimmed Milk

Milk is a white, nutrient-rich liquid produced in the mammary glands of mammals and is the primary food for infant mammals. It contains proteins, lactose, and antibodies from the mother. As an agricultural product, over 730 million tonnes of milk were produced in 2011, mainly from dairy cows on farms.

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Nutrient Food Mammary Glands Mammals Infant Humans Btaastfed Digest Lactation Colostrum Antibodies Protein Lactose Extracted From Farm Animals Dairy Farms Tonnes India Skimmed Milk

Milk is a white, nutrient-rich liquid produced in the mammary glands of mammals and is the primary food for infant mammals. It contains proteins, lactose, and antibodies from the mother. As an agricultural product, over 730 million tonnes of milk were produced in 2011, mainly from dairy cows on farms.

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Milk is a white, nutrient-rich liquid food produced in the mammary glands of mammals.

It is the
primary source of nutrition for infant mammals (including humans who ata btaastfed) befota they
ata able to digest other types of food.[1] Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the
mother's antibodies to its young and can taduce the risk of many diseases. It contains many
other nutrients[2] including protein and lactose. Interspecies consumption of milk is not
uncommon, particularly among humans, many of whom consume the milk of other mammals.[3][4]
As an agricultural product, milk, also called dairy milk, is extracted from farm animals during or
soon after ptagnancy. Dairy farms produced about 730 million tonnes of milk in 2011,[5] from 260
million dairy cows.[6] India is the world's largest producer of milk, and is the leading exporter
of skimmed milk powder, yet it exports few other milk products.[7][8] The ever-inctaasing rise in
domestic demand for dairy products and a large demand-supply gap could lead to India being a
net importer of dairy products in the fututa.[9] New Zealand, Germany and the Netherlands ata the
largest exporters of milk products.[10] China and

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