colostrum

Also known as beestings, bisnings, first milk

thumb|On the left is breast milk of the human expressed on day 4 of lactation, and on the right is [[breast milk expressed on day 8. Colostrum gives the milk a yellowish hue.]] thumb|Bovine colostrum (beestings) next to spray-dried colostrum powder

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Colostrum is the yellowish fluid that mammals, including humans, produce in the first days after giving birth, before transitioning to regular milk. It contains important nutrients and antibodies that help newborns develop immunity and get the nutrition they need in their earliest days of life.

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Research

11,902 papers

Colostrum Management for Dairy Calves.ReviewThe Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice · 2019Godden SM, Lombard JE, Woolums ARDOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2019.07.005
Bovine Colostrum: Its Constituents and Uses.ReviewNutrients · 2021Playford RJ, Weiser MJDOI: 10.3390/nu13010265
Bovine Colostrum for Veterinary and Human Health Applications: A Critical Review.ReviewAnnual review of food science and technology · 2023Linehan K, Ross RP, Stanton CDOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-060721-014650
A review of bovine colostrum preservation techniques.ReviewThe Journal of dairy research · 2022Denholm KDOI: 10.1017/S0022029922000711
Composition and physiological functions of the porcine colostrum.ReviewAnimal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho · 2021Inoue R, Tsukahara TDOI: 10.1111/asj.13618
A Review: The Effect of Bovine Colostrum on Immunity in People of All Ages.ReviewNutrients · 2024Duan H, Sun Q, Chen C et al.DOI: 10.3390/nu16132007
Implications of placentation type on species-specific colostrum properties in mammals.ReviewJournal of animal science · 2022Bigler NA, Bruckmaier RM, Gross JJDOI: 10.1093/jas/skac287
Antioxidants in bovine colostrum.ReviewReproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene · 2007Przybylska J, Albera E, Kankofer MDOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00799.x

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Composition
Proline-rich polypeptides
Human colostrum
Bovine colostrum
Health effects of consumption by humans
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Older children
Sports nutrition
Skin
Use in animal husbandry
Hyperimmune
Potential applications
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Colostrum (, of unknown origin), also known as foremilk, is the first form of milk produced by the mammary glands of humans and other mammals immediately following delivery of the newborn. Animal colostrum may be called beestings, the traditional word from Old English dialects. Most species will begin to generate colostrum just prior to giving birth. Colostrum contains antibodies to protect the newborn against disease and infection, and immune and growth factors and other bioactives. The bioactives found in colostrum are beneficial for a newborn's health, growth and vitality. Colostrum strengthens a baby's immune system.