Milk: Quick Facts

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Milk splashing out of a clear glass against a blue background, with droplets suspended in midair.

Pasteurization of Milk

Holstein dairy cow

Brown Swiss cow.

Portrait of a Nigerian dwarf goat facing forward with blue eyes clearly visible, set against a blurred green background.

La Mancha goat.

A girl milking a goat.

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