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Re:Prehistoric Babies Drank Animal Milk from Bottles by logfromblammo on Thursday September 26, 2019 @12:07PM (#21082354)
It's not the lactose that gets you as a baby, but the casein. If they fed cow's milk to babies, they would have to separate the whey from the curds, and feed the whey. Goat's milk could be fed straight.

From a modern eye, anyway. They might have given bovine milk straight, if it wasn't they baby's only food source.

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Re:Prehistoric Babies Drank Animal Milk from Bottles by valarauko on Friday September 27, 2019 @05:06AM (#21089874)
What about bovine casein is a problem for babies?
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Re:Prehistoric Babies Drank Animal Milk from Bottles by logfromblammo on Friday September 27, 2019 @10:29AM (#21092379)
Too much of it to digest while also getting sufficient water and nutrients. Possible allergic sensitivity reactions.
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