Colostrum Colostrum Colostrum (known colloquially as beestings, bisnings or first milk) is the first form of milk produced by the mammary glands of mammals (including many humans) immediately following delivery of the newborn. Most species will generate colostrum just prior to giving birth. Colostrum contains antibodies to protect the newborn against disease. In general, protein concentration in colostrum is substantially higher than in milk. Fat concentration is substantially higher in colostrum than in milk in some species, e.g. sheep and horses, but lower in colostrum than in milk in some other species, e.g. camels and humans. In swine, fat concentration of
Death Is Called Engelchen Death Is Called Engelchen Death Is Called Engelchen () is a 1963 Czechoslovak war film directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. At the end of the Second World War Zlín is liberated by advancing Soviet army. Young Czechoslovak partisan named Pavel was injured in a gunfight with Germans and lies in hospital. He is paralyzed and while recovering, he spends his days by lying on his back. He recalls memories from his life during the war - his experience as a resistance fighter,