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maryjane Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 10:27:43 AM
I thought this article about selecting genetically for OAD (once a day) milkers was interesting. But it was the paragraph below that really caught my eye. Everyone is always trying to set themselves apart so I don't think it will be very long before we see marketing around OAD milk being healthier for you. It's a marketer's dream come true: Bio-Active Milk. I can see it now.


Photo via Sonita Chandar / stuff.co.nz

"The team is also studying milk composition as OAD milk has a different concentration of milksolids. The concentration of milksolids is higher but also, the protein lactoferrin increases on OAD," he says. There is a big variation so this project will put us in the position to identify those cows with high lactoferrin production. Lactoferrin is a protein of milk containing anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and believed by medical scientists to have immune-enhancing properties. Those in the trade call it a "bio-active", a high value, minute component of cow's milk, also found in human breast milk, but in much higher proportions."

The full article is from Stuff.co.nz: http://bit.ly/1ngZI7o
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CloversMum Posted - Mar 02 2016 : 7:30:40 PM
Many people think that cows absolutely have to be milked twice a day ... so learning that once a day milking works too may increase the interest for the family cow. And then we all can direct them to MaryJane's Milk Cow Kitchen. :)
Sydney2015 Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 8:22:27 PM
This is very interesting, I do agree there could be lots of marketing for OAD milk now.
txbikergirl Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 4:53:17 PM
interesting mary jane. i also thought the fact that OAD milking was proving less expensive was interesting, "Already, OAD is proving to be economically viable – especially in a low payout year. There is reduction of costs in terms of power, veterinary bills, labour costs and capital expenditure."

it makes sense. less stress on the cow equates for better health, less manpower and vets and costs to deal with ill health, the cows in better health live longer so less capital outlay over time.