The science of milk - Jonathan J. O'Sullivan
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The milk industry produces in excess of 840 million tons of products each year. Why do humans drink so much milk? And given that all mammals lactate, why do we favor certain types of milk over others? Jonathan J. O’Sullivan describes how milk is made.
Milk is produced by all mammals, and the composition of the milk that each mammal produces varies. For example, reindeer’s milk has 20% fat in comparison to the 5% fat in cow’s milk. What are the reasons for these differences?
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- Educator Jonathan J. O'Sullivan
- Director Biljana Labović
- Script Editor Mia Nacamulli
- Animator Josephine Mark
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
