Lactation.

-Milk is the fluid secreted by the mammary gland of the female mammalia, which is intended
for the sustenance of the new-born. The secretion of milk commences a little before parturition and it
continues for a certain period, that is, till the young animal is able to fend for itself. This is called the
lactation period. Different classes of animals and individuals of even the same species have varying
lactation periods and it may range from 8 to 18 months with cows and buffaloes, with most animals
haVing a lactation period of about 10 months.

Milk as food.-Milk is intended by nature for the nourishment of young animals and it may therefore he
expected to contain all the nutrients required for the growth and sustenance of the young of the
species, in just the right proportions. The feeding, care and management of cows influence the quantity
of milk produced. but not its composition to any marked extent normally. Milk is in a form that could be
digested by the delicate stomach of the young animals. It is an excellent diet for growing children, as
well as invalid human beings. It promotes growth better than any other single substance. Nutrition
experts hold that milk should be an essential part of the food for human beings and that about 20
ounces a day would meet the normal requirements of the human system. Though this is not disputed, it
is possible that this point is being over-emphasised, as nature could not have intended that an adult
animal should depend upon another for milk, which is primarily intended by nature to be an infant food.
But there is no doubt that milk is a good auxiliary food for human beings, adults as well as babies, that
makes up for many of the deficiencies in a purely vegetarian food.

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