Mount Prosperous herd tests each cow for A2 status.
Rod Kent has had every cow in the milking herd tested for Beta Casein A2 and the majority are Homozygous A2xA2.The milk is processed on the farm for sale locally as Cream,Yoghurt,Creme Fraiche and a Guernsey Cheese is to be launched shortly.
Beta Casein A2 is thought to have benefits for those susceptible to Type 1 Diabetes, and Autism.
The milk from the tested A2 cows will be used in a medical trial to provide evidence to show if there are beneficial effects of A2 milk for Autistic children, who are often on a Casein free diet.
The 10 cows that were not Homozygous A2 can be separated easily now that the testing has been done and a study of the pedigrees of these 10 shows that the results are consistent with other A2 results for individual sires already tested.
Comments
J.H
24 Oct 2008, 21:56
Dear Prosperous Farm I am concerned about your large female roan calf being
at risk of being culled because she has the wrong markings.PLEASE GIVE HER
A CHANCE TO PROVE SHE IS FERTLIE AND CAN PRODUCE LOTS OF MAYBE NONPEDIGREE
CALVES AND LOTS OF MILK.
J.H
28 Oct 2008, 21:20
Was I correct in assuming that the calf I've described is a NORMAL ORDINARY
FERTILE Female Guernsey heifer who is UNFORTUNATE enough to be AT RISK of
being killed because she has an AYRSHIRE style white stripe down her face
and that she is generally very white and washed orange all over?
A Reece
13 Nov 2008, 08:22
Dear Prosperous Farm. I am looking for a supplier of A2 milk. Nothing
anywhere near where I live, Winchester, Hampshire. Where are you and are
you selling your milk?
many thanks
A Reece
FALUK
13 Nov 2008, 16:25
dear farm iam looking for asupplier of A2 milk.i dont know where can i get.
so hoe is a supplier birmingham area.
Lee Willcocks
09 Mar 2009, 10:08
A concerned Parent with a 5 year old autistic boy, and a 8 month old baby.
Who untill quite recently, and only by chance, heard of A1 and A2 Milk.
Channel 5 news. I would like any price lists of all produce, and or phone
numbers of any, and all. Concerning this issue."In need of A2 milk"
Thier is not enough information in this country, for the parents. Where is
our risk assesment..? Thankyou for your time, and any help you can give me
and my Family. Lee Willcocks Milton Keynes
JH
16 Mar 2009, 16:51
My last comment was supposed to read that "the herd person is very fond of
his cows.."
