Changes in milk composition and the mammary glands occur with weaning. Over a three-month period after weaning, milk volume decreases to approximately 67 per cent, 40 per cent and 20 per cent of baseline. During this time, the concentration of protein, sodium and iron increases by between 100 and 200 per cent, while lactose concentration decreases.

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