Colostrum
The thick first milk a cow makes after calving, rich in antibodies for the newborn calf.
Also: first milk, beestings, junnu, kharvas
Colostrum is the yellowish, thick milk a cow produces in the first days after calving. It carries antibodies that pass into the calf's blood through the gut only during the first day of life, giving it protection while its own defences develop, since calves are born with almost none. Dairy farmers make sure each calf gets several litres in its first hours. In English it was called beestings. In parts of India the spare colostrum is steamed or baked into a set pudding known as junnu in Telugu, ginna in Kannada and kharvas in Marathi, a seasonal treat in farming households.