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Mammary Glands Mammals Nutrition Digest Lactation Colostrum Antibodies Diseases

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Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals and provides primary nutrition for young mammals. It contains nutrients and antibodies from the mother. Worldwide, dairy farms produced over 730 million tonnes of milk in 2011 from 260 million dairy cows, with India being the largest producer and consumer. There are over 6 billion consumers of milk globally, and it is a key contributor to nutrition and food security, especially in developing countries.

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Mammary Glands Mammals Nutrition Digest Lactation Colostrum Antibodies Diseases

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Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals and provides primary nutrition for young mammals. It contains nutrients and antibodies from the mother. Worldwide, dairy farms produced over 730 million tonnes of milk in 2011 from 260 million dairy cows, with India being the largest producer and consumer. There are over 6 billion consumers of milk globally, and it is a key contributor to nutrition and food security, especially in developing countries.

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Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals.

It is the
primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other
types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the
mother's antibodiesto the baby and can reduce the risk of many diseases in the
baby. It also contains many other nutrients.
[1]

As an agricultural product, milk is extracted from mammals during or soon after
pregnancy and used as food for humans. Worldwide, dairy farms produced about
730 million tonnes of milk in 2011,
[2]
from 260 million dairy cows.
[3]
India is the
world's largest producer and consumer of milk, yet neither exports nor imports
milk.New Zealand, the European Union's 28 member states, Australia, and
the United States are the world's largest exporters of milk and milk
products. China and Russiaare the world's largest importers of milk and milk
products.
[4][5]

Throughout the world, there are more than 6 billion consumers of milk and milk
products. Over 750 million people live within dairy farming households. Milk is a key
contributor to improving nutrition and food security particularly in developing
countries. Improvements in livestock and dairy technology offer significant promise
in reducing poverty and malnutrition in the world

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