2018 · Q35
Which one of the following is the special type of milk produced by a lactating mother, essential for the development of immune response of newborn baby in human?
General KnowledgeBiology
- ABreast milk produced after a month of childbirth
- BTransitional milk
- CColostrum
- DMineralized milk
Explanation
Colostrum is the thick, yellowish first milk produced in the initial days after childbirth. It is exceptionally rich in antibodies, especially secretory IgA, along with leukocytes and growth factors, giving the newborn its first immune protection. Ordinary breast milk and transitional milk come later and are less concentrated in immune factors, and 'mineralized milk' is not a recognised category. Hence colostrum is the correct answer.