Colostrum milk at 48 to 72 hours after parturition may be higher than in colostrum or in late-lactation milk. Fat concentration in bovine colostrum is extremely variable. Newborns have very immature and small digestive systems, and colostrum delivers its nutrients in a very concentrated low-volume form. It has a mild laxative effect, encouraging the passing of the baby's first stool, which is called meconium. This clears excess bilirubin, a waste-product of dead red blood cells, which is produced in large quantities at birth due to blood volume reduction from the infant's body and helps prevent jaundice. Colostrum is known to contain
Genus of a quadratic form Genus of a quadratic form In mathematics, the genus is a classification of quadratic forms and lattices over the ring of integers. An integral quadratic form is a quadratic form on Z, or equivalently a free Z-module of finite rank. Two such forms are in the same "genus" if they are equivalent over the local rings Z for each prime "p" and also equivalent over R. Equivalent forms are in the same genus, but the converse does not hold. For example, "x" + 82"y" and 2"x" + 41"y" are in the same genus but not equivalent over Z. Forms in