Virginia writes:

"Most of  us are a long way from our rural roots, or people would be aware 
that cow's  milk, on which these PIFs are based, isn't sufficient to the 
needs of the  young for which it is the species-specific food.  Calves need to 
start  eating grass very early (around three weeks) to add to the nutrients 
from the  milk of the cow. Human milk is a much more complete food for human 
babies than  cow's milk is for calves."

Virginia,
 
FASCINATING, and quite helpful, thank you for sharing this...there are  
even more differences between our species and therefore more challenges in  
trying to replace human milk with non-human milks, than I realized.
 
Peace,
Judy 

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA
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