What made us settle on cow’s milk and chicken eggs as our standard milk/egg?

Question

I understand that people also eat quail eggs, goat milk or etc etc due to geography (?) – but at what point and why did many settle on chicken eggs and cow milk?

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Answer 1

Availability for domesticating chickens. Cows are easily herded. Though in some countries, duck eggs are more preferred