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
Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College ("informally" Bangor Academy) is a secondary school located in Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland. The school was formed as part of a merger between the Bangor High for Girls school and Gransha Boys' High school. The name for the newly formed school was Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College. Mr. AWJ Hyndman was appointed to be the school's first Principal. The motto of Gransha Boys' High school was 'Conando Progredimur' ("endeavour to be better"). The school was eventually bulldozed and cleared in 2008. The schools officially merged in