Cow milk : Cow's milk is the milk produced by the cow from the birth of his veal for the feed. It is widely used in diet human transformed or not.
It contains the three types de nutrients main (carbohydrates, lipids, protein), mineral salts such as calcium and phosphorus, vitamins, as well ashormone growth of veal.
Following the domestication of cattle and breeding, this milk is harvested by milking (or mulsion) of cows. Humans consume it in abundance, for an average of 226 grams per day. Cow's milk can be more or less processed, and forms the main raw material of the dairy industry.
In 2010, the European Union was the world's leading producer of cow's milk, followed by United States of America and by the countries of the former USSR. Within the European Union, it is theGermany which has the largest production. In the 2020 decade, theIndia will become the world's leading producer and global production and consumption of cow's milk is still increasing, even in the Far East where traditionally the consumption was weak.
If it is less important, the consumption of milk by calves is the rule not only in wild species but also in the breeding of breeds. meat, of line or pack and of approval. Even in the most intensive dairy farms, part of the herd's colostrum (*) is reserved for very young calves.
cows raising their calves are called lactating, those from whom milk is taken, dairy.
(*) Colostrum: Liquide rich en protein, secreted by the mammary gland after childbirth.
Literary anecdote: Victor Hugo (1802-1885), who was asked by a journalist if he read, replied: “Have you ever seen a cow drink milk? »
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