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What about my pets? Can they benefit from
colostrum?
Yes! As a matter of fact, most pets
love colostrum. Bovine colostrum is not species
specific, dogs and cats will gain many health
benefits from colostrum.
What are Antibodies?
Antibodies are very specialized molecules
that are produced by the body's immune system.
They are produced in response to the host
being exposed to an immunogenic or foreign
substance (antigen) such as an infectious
microbe. There action is to ward off and or
neutralise potentially disease-causing agents.
A very important feature of antibodies is
that are directed specifically to their antigen
that induced their formation.
What are growth factors?
Growth factors are very small bio-active
molecules which promote growth and maturation
of various cell types and tissues. They are
found in very high concentrations in colostrum.
They not only stimulate normal growth and
development but also help regenerate and accelerate
the repair of aged or injured muscle, skin,
bone, cartilage and nerve tissues. Growth
factors also stimulate the body to burn fat
for fuel instead of muscle tissue in times
of fasting or dieting. They also help build
lean muscle and have been shown to have a
positive effect on athletic performance.
What are Immune Factors?
In addition to immunoglobulins there
are other substances in colostrum that have
an immune function. Collectively they have
been termed "Immune Factors". Their function
is to complement the various functions associated
with the immune response
What are Immunoglobulins?
The immunoglobulins are a group of
specialised bio-active proteins or molecules
found in serum and other tissue fluids, including
the milk of all mammals. There are five classes
of immunoglobulin that are recognised in mammals
Immunoglobulin G (IgG), Immunoglobulin A (IgA),
Immunoglobulin M (IgM), Immunoglobulin E (IgE),
and Immunoglobulin D (IgD).
The
function of these molecules is to bind to
invading organisms and to activate specific
actions that help prevent to prevent infection
and to rid the body of disease causing agents.
They function in cell killing, inflammation
and prevention of bacterial and viral attachment.
The most prevalent class of immunoglobulin
in all species is IgG. Immunoglobulins have
an integral role in the immune defence system
in that they form antibodies.
What if I'm a sports person?
Sports people's bodies need optimum nutrition
and they frequently injure themselves when
playing so colostrum is vital, both for optimum
and faster rates of healing after injury.
What if I'm lactose intolerant?
The amount of lactose in colostrum is scant
- 163 mg. in two capsules compared to 13,000
mg. in one 8-oz of milk. Any discomfort would
more likely be a sign that colostrum is healing
the digestive tract.
What if I'm over weight?
Colostrum is great for making the body work
more effectively, which makes weight loss
easier.
What is Colostrum?
Colostrum is the first food for growth
and immunity; it is the pre-milk or rather
the first lacteal secretion that is produced
by the mother in all mammals immediately following
the birth of her young. Colostrum is frequently
referred to as “lifes first food”. It not
only supports life but also makes it flourish.
Colostrum is produced in the first few days
following the birth of the newborn. Colostrum
is a non-toxic, non-allergenic food supplement
that has no negative interactions with drugs,
food or other supplements.
Each
drop contains the promise of life: the immunoglobulins,
growth factors, antibodies, vitamins, minerals,
enzymes, amino acids, and other substances
designed to provide the body with the ability
to face a lifetime of invasion by micro-organisms
and environmental toxins. Colostrum is a non-toxic,
non-allergenic food supplement that has no
negative interactions with drugs, food or
other supplements.
Each
drop contains the promise of life: the immunoglobulins,
growth factors, antibodies, vitamins, minerals,
enzymes, amino acids, and other substances
designed to provide the body with the ability
to face a lifetime of invasion by micro-organisms
and environmental toxins.
What is Immuno-Supplementation?
Local protection in the form of immuno-supplementation
with bovine antibodies has been shown to be
an effective means of providing local protection
to the gastrointestinal tract against disease.
Bovine
immunoglobulin in the form of antibodies,
both specific and non-specific, has been shown
to be effective against various diseases.
In trials it has been successfully shown that
specific antibodies in bovine milk are effective
against both enteropathogenic and enterotoxigenic
Escherichia coli, cryptosporidium, rotavirus,
and Shigella flexneri.
What is Passive Immunity?
In all species of mammals the transfer
of passive immunity occurs where the mother
passes on her complement of antibodies to
her young. In the case of the newborn this
helps in protecting the young against potentially
pathogen agents until the time it's own immune
system is sufficiently developed to ward of
infection on it's own.
What is Passive Local Protection?
In humans passive transmission of immunity
occurs prior to birth and thus a newborn human
baby at birth is born with a complement of
maternal antibodies. After birth the antibodies
present in human colostrum and milk function
in local protection of the gut. In animals
like the horse, cow, sheep, and goat passive
transmission of maternal antibodies occurs
in the first 20-48 hours following birth by
way of colostrum.
During
this time the newborn animal absorbs intact
maternal antibodies present in the colostrum
directly through the digestive tract. After
the first few days the animal's digestive
tract matures (gut closure) and the direct
adsorption of intact antibody ceases. At this
point any antibodies present in the colostrum
and milk act in local protection of the gastrointestinal
(GI) tract.
What is the Adaptive Immune System?
The adaptive immune system produces
a specific response in response to an infective
agent. This specific response is in the form
of antibodies, which are produced to neutralize
the invading agent.
A
very important feature of the adaptive immune
system is that it involves memory, in that
gives rise to resistance to repeated exposure
or infection by the same invading agent. The
importance of this memory factor is seen in
childhood diseases such as Chicken Pox, Measles,
and Mumps in which the adaptive immune system
produces a life-long immunity following infection.
What is the Immune System?
The immune system is a natural defence
mechanism by which the body fights infection.
It is divided into two functional systems,
the innate and adaptive immune systems.
What is the Innate Immune System?
This is the first line of defence by
which the host combats infectious agents and
pathogenic microbes. This is non-specific
response, which proves effective against most
infective agents. The skin is part of the
innate immune system as it acts as a preventive
barrier to most infective agents.
When is colostrum collected?
The first colostrum collected after birth
is reserved for the newborn calf. New Image
colostrum is collected within first 36 hours.
Why Bovine Colostrum?
Interestingly, bovine colostrum is
the only form of colostrum that is not species
specific. In other words, it contains all
of the immune and growth factors found in
all other sources and thus it can significantly
benefit all other mammals, including humans
of course.
Because
calves are born without any immunity to airborne,
disease-causing organisms, their mothers colostrum
must contain a very large amount of immune
and health factors. As a result bovine colostrum
has 10 - 21 times the factors of human colostrum,
making it the richest source of colostrum
available.
Why Can't I Get Colostrum From A Local Farmer?
You can. It needs to be refrigerated and consumed
before it spoils. Raw colostrum is not pasteurised
and contains immune factors from just one
cow. This differs from processed colostrum,
which is concentrated and provides a broad
base of immune factors that have been pooled
from hundreds and sometimes thousands of cows.
Why do I need colostrum, as an adult?
Once puberty has passed, our bodies begin
the aging process by gradually producing less
of the immune and growth factors that help
us fight off disease and heal damaged body
tissue. Colostrum is the only natural source
of these life-giving components.
Why is Colostrum Important?
Colostrum is the first food that is
available to the newborn. It is not only highly
nutritious but also contains substances (immunoglobulins
and immune factors) that help to stimulate
and augment the newborns immune system thus
helping to protect the vulnerable newborn
from it's new potentially harmful environment
(passive transmission of immunity). Further
it contains contains substances (growth factors
and cytokines) which act to stimulate the
development, maturation and proliferation
of various tissues and organs.
The significance of colostrum is best illustrated
in farm animals, such as the horse, cow, goat,
sheep and pig. In these animals passive transmission
of immunity occurs after birth in the form
of colostrum. If these animals do not receive
colostrum in the first 12 - 24 hours following
birth they have a very good chance of not
surviving (mortality rates of up to 25% have
been reported).
Why is Local Passive Protection Important?
The importance of passive local protection
is evidenced in the newborn calf where diarrhoea
and other enteric infections (scours) can
prove fatal. It has been widely accepted that
the best source of nourishment for the infant
mammal is mother's milk. This has largely
been attributed to not only the nutritional
benefits of mother's milk but also the presence
of milk immunoglobulins providing local passive
protection of the GI tract.
Why New Zealand Colostrum?
New Zealand Colostrum is recognised
as the world’s premium colostrum. Why? Because
it is collected only from pasture-fed cows,
that are pesticide, antibiotic and hormone
free. New Zealand has a strong competitive
advantage in colostrum production due in part
to NZ's dairy cows all calving during a single
three-month period each year.
This
means NZ Colostrum is collected in bulk and
transported in a fresh chilled state from
farms to the processing plant, in the same
way as milk. This is a critical production
advantage, because gentle handling, and low
temperature collection and process technology
preserve Colostrum's active ingredients. In
other countries, colostrum is collected in
batches until there is enough to process.
This means it must be stored for long periods
before processing, so it is frozen. Rapid
freezing and rapid thawing techniques prior
to processing may cause damage to the protein
molecules and may compromise the integrity
and biological activity of the immunoglobulins,
growth factors and other biologically active
components.
The absolutely best source of colostrum is
from the early milk of pasture fed, non-hyperimmunised,
healthy New Zealand cows. It is our temperate
climate combined with our farming practices
make New Zealand the absolute best supplier
of colostrum. Further New Zealand milk products
are renowned worldwide for their quality and
consistency in both manufacture and supply.
International quality auditors to ISO 9001
standards certify the testing laboratories
and all manufacturing facilities.
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