Handbook of Dairy Products

Dairy products are generally defined as foods produced from Cow’s orDomestic Buffalo’s milk. They are usually high-energy-yielding foodproducts. A production plant for such processing is called a dairy or adairy factory. Raw milk for processing mostly comes from Cows and to alesser amount from Domestic Buffalos but occasionally from othermammals such as goats sheep yaks or horses. Dairy products arecommonly found in European Middle Eastern and Indian cuisine whereasthey are almost unknown in East Asian cuisine