Why Don't We Drink Milk from Animals Other Than Cows?

[jerseygal4u]

Why are we consuming any animals milk that isn't for us,but the animals offspring?
I guess that's one of the reasons I dislike milk.

[Cleveland_Collector]

Originally Posted by irman

What about coconut milk ?

It's not milk. That is unless you are suggesting that a coconut is a mammal.

The water inside the coconut is called what ? Coconut juice ?

You can call it whatever you want based on what is loosely resembles. The fact of the matter remains: it is not milk.

And when you grind the coconut flesh (if you can call it flesh), and press that stuff through a sieve, what do you get then ?

A plant rendered liquid that most certainly did not come from a mammal.

[irman]

Yeah ... whatever ....


milk (mlk)n.1. A whitish liquid containing proteins, fats, lactose, and various vitamins and minerals that is produced by the mammary glands of all mature female mammals after they have given birth and serves as nourishment for their young.
2. The milk of cows, goats, or other animals, used as food by humans.
3. A liquid, such as coconut milk, milkweed sap, plant latex, or various medical emulsions, that is similar to milk in appearance.

v.1. To draw milk from the teat or udder of a female mammal.
2. To press out, drain off, or remove by or as if by milking; strip.

milk - definition of milk in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
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Definition of milk noun

[mass noun]

• an opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young: some new mothers don’t believe they produce enough breast milk
• the milk of cows (or occasionally goats or ewes) as a drink for humans: a glass of milk
• the white juice of certain plants: coconut milk
• a creamy-textured liquid with a particular ingredient or use: cleansing milk

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/milk

[elfstorage]

Originally Posted by jerseygal4u

Why are we consuming any animals milk that isn't for us,but the animals offspring?
I guess that's one of the reasons I dislike milk.

You plan on hitting the bube again?

[hotzcatz]

Goat's milk is naturally homogenized, it won't separate if you have a jar of it in the refrigerator. If you have a jar of raw cow's milk, it will readily separate with the cream at the top. It's best if you shake the jar every time you open the refrigerator if you want it to stay semi-homogenized.

Also, there are taste differences between the different breeds of cows and goats. Milk from Nubian goats which haven't had a male goat nearby (they can be amazingly stinky) is hard to tell from commercial homogenized whole cow's milk. There are other breeds of goats which are kept for making goat cheese and that has more of a "goaty" flavor.

I think the Holstein breed is the most common milk cow in the United States (although I didn't look it up). They don't produce the best milk but they do probably produce the most milk. As usual, when folks are doing things to make money they don't make the best.

[fibonacci]

I've been wanting to try camel's milk for the longest time. So stupid the Dept of Agriculture has so many restrictions on it.

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by hotzcatz

I think the Holstein breed is the most common milk cow in the United States (although I didn't look it up). They don't produce the best milk but they do probably produce the most milk. As usual, when folks are doing things to make money they don't make the best.

Holsteins produce a large quantity of milk compared with other dairy breeds. They are also heartier than the other breeds and are more tolerant to cold temperatures found in many milk producing states.

The major difference in the Holstein milk as compared with other breeds is that the milk contains LESS butterfat on average - 3.5% versus 4-6.0% butterfat.

Can the average family really afford to spend an additional 50% to the price of milk?