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Glossary

A

agriculture

animal breeding

artificial insemination

Ayrshire cattle

B

bacteria

bovid

Brown Swiss cattle

butter

butterfat

C

calcium

camel

carbon footprint

cattle

cheese

climate change

cow

cream

cream separator

custard

D

dairy product

dairying

digestion

donkey

E

F

G

global warming

goat

greenhouse gas

Guernsey cattle

H

Holstein-Friesian cattle

homogenization

horse

human nutrition

I

ice cream

iodine

J

Jersey cattle

K

L

lactase

lactation

lactic acid

lactose

lactose intolerance

LaMancha goat

M

mammal

mammary gland

methane

milk

N

niacin

Nubian goat

O

Oberhasli goat

P

pantothenic acid

Louis Pasteur

pasteurization

phosphorus

potassium

protein

Q

R

reindeer

riboflavin

ruminant

S

Saanen goat

sanctity of the cow

selenium

sheep

Shorthorn cattle

T

Toggenburg goat

U

ungulate

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

V

vitamin A

vitamin B12

vitamin D

W

water buffalo

X

Y

yak

yogurt

Z

zinc

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