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If harvesting is delayed, the beneficial value of these nutrients changes rapidly as the mother's colostrum transforms into normal milk.
As an example, total solids drop from 26.99% at birth to 14.53% in 12 hours. Total proteins fall from 17.57% to 6.05% in just 12 hours, while lactose rises from 2.19% to 3.71% during the same period.
Total proteins contain cytokines and other protein compounds that act as Biologic Response Modulators (BMR's). These BMR's intervene locally in most biological processes. On the other hand, lactose, which has a great influence on allergic-like responses experienced by some individuals, rises in value from the first milking through subsequent milkings.
As you can see, the quality of colostrum products can vary greatly, depending on when the source product is harvested. So it is extremely important you know where in the chain of milkings the colostrum was harvested.
More Independent Facts & Research on Colostrum, Video Interviews on Colostrum can be found at www.AboutColostrum.com |
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