What are the benefits of bovine colostrum?
The benefits of colostrum is well known. Studies have indicated its ability to reduce the effects of gastrointestinal infection, especially in individuals who are immune-compromised. In the newborn the function of colostrum is to provide valuable minerals and nutrients to the newborn but also to provide the newborn with immune factors. Unlike human beings, many animals only provide immunity to the newborn after the birth of the baby through the mother’s colostrum enriched milk. The colostrum intake provides this immunity from infections and disease. Bovine colostrum is similar to human colostrum and provides an opportunity to obtain valuable immune and growth factors which have been reported are helpful to the immune compromised and has the ability to boost the general well being of adults.
