page_title: Milk
section_title: Distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Milk / Varieties and brands / Distribution
caption_attribution_description: English: Reusable glass milk bottles used for home delivery service. The used bottles are put out with milk tokens or money and swapped for full bottles with a foil lid. Photo taken by User:Clawed on 28/12/04 and licensed under GNU FDL.. See also zero waste Français&#160;: L'un des principes du zéro déchet est la réutilisation, avec par exemple ici un pack de Bouteilles de lait en verre consignées et/ou réutilisables (dans le cas présent utilisé pour le service de livraison à domicile. Les bouteilles usagées sont remplies avec des jetons de lait ou de l'argent et échangées contre des bouteilles pleines avec un couvercle en aluminium. De la soupe ou des jus de fruit ou d'autres liquides alimentaires peuvent être transportés de la même manière. Photo prise par User: Clawed le 28/12/04 et sous licence GNU FDL. Nederlands: Herbruikbare glazen melkflessen die worden gebruikt voor levering aan huis. De gebruikte flessen worden uitgezet met melkfiches of geld en geruild voor volle flessen met een foliedeksel. Foto gemaakt door User: Clawed op 28/12/04 en gelicentieerd onder GNU FDL.
context_page_description: Milk is a white, nutrient-rich liquid food produced in the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for infant mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to its young and can reduce the risk of many diseases. It contains many other nutrients including protein and lactose. Interspecies consumption of milk is not uncommon, particularly among humans, many of whom consume the milk of other mammals.
  As an agricultural product, milk, also called dairy milk, is extracted from farm animals during or soon after pregnancy. Dairy farms produced about 730 million tonnes of milk in 2011, from 260 million dairy cows. India is the world's largest producer of milk, and is the leading exporter of skimmed milk powder, yet it exports few other milk products. The ever-increasing rise in domestic demand for dairy products and a large demand-supply gap could lead to India being a net importer of dairy products in the future. New Zealand, Germany and the Netherlands are the largest exporters of milk products.
context_section_description: Due to the short shelf life of normal milk, it used to be delivered to households daily in many countries; however, improved refrigeration at home, changing food shopping patterns because of supermarkets, and the higher cost of home delivery mean that daily deliveries by a milkman are no longer available in most countries.
caption: Returning reusable glass milk bottles, used for home delivery service in the UK
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