Milk homogenization - Milk homogenization

Japanese: 牛乳均質化 - ぎゅうにゅうきんしつか
Milk homogenization - Milk homogenization

...It is produced and secreted from the mammary glands of cows from the time of birth for the nutrition of the calf.
【history】
Milk has been consumed by humans since ancient times, and it is said to have already become an important food in India about 6,000 years ago. It is also said that Genghis Khan's soldiers carried dried milk as food. In Japan, around the time of the Taika Reforms, Fukutsune (also called Zenna) presented milk to Emperor Kotoku, who gave Zenna the surname "Wayaku Tsushinshu" (Japanese medicine envoy) and the position of "Chief Milk Officer."

*Some of the terminology that refers to "milk homogenization" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ウシが分娩(ぶんべん)のときから子牛の栄養のために乳腺で生産し,分泌するもの。
【歴史】
 牛乳を人間の飲食用に供したのは古い時代からであって,約6000年前にインドではすでに重要な食品になっていたといわれる。また,チンギス・ハーンの兵士たちが乾燥乳を食物として携帯したとも伝えられる。日本では,大化改新のころ,福常(善那ともいう)が孝徳天皇に牛乳を献上し,天皇は善那に〈和薬使主〉の姓と〈乳長上〉の職を与えたという。…

※「牛乳均質化」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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