Colostrum meaning

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The thin yellowish fluid secreted by the mammary glands at the time of parturition that is rich in antibodies and minerals, and precedes the production of true milk.
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The thin yellowish fluid secreted by the mammary glands at the time of parturition that is rich in antibodies and minerals, and precedes the production of true milk.
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The first fluid, rich in protein, secreted by the mother's mammary glands for several days just after giving birth.
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(medicine) A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. Human and bovine colostrum is thick and yellowish. In humans, it has high concentrations of nutrients and antibodies, but it is small in quantity.
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A mixture of turpentine and egg yolk, formerly used as an emulsion.
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Origin of colostrum

  • Latin
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Latin colostrum.
    From Wiktionary

Colostrum Sentence Examples

  • More than once someone had purchased frozen colostrum cubes from her to feed a newborn calf.

  • She still had some meat in her freezer, as well as some frozen colostrum.

  • colostrum from another mare than has been stored in a freezer, and gently and thoroughly thawed.

  • colostrum from the younger cows in the herd, as these are less likely to have clinical Johnes disease.

  • All calves should be fed colostrum derived from the first milking, ideally within the first 6 hours of life.

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