What is the source of Transfer Factor?
All mammals produce transfer factor, however scientists prefer to work with bovine (cow) colostrum. A healthy cow already produces millions of different transfer factors, but when the cow does come into contact with a pathogen such as a virus, it produces a new transfer factor for that specific virus or pathogen. Transfer factor is able to pass through the stomach unharmed by digestive enzymes and stomach acids. The calf is then able to easily absorb this immune memory molecule, which gives it immunity to all the same pathogens as the calf’s mother. This inherited immunity will protect the baby from the same disease-causing organisms the mother was protected against. It is believed that transfer factor crosses mammalian species lines. The theory is that when a person absorbs transfer factor from a cow’s colostrum, the person develops resistance to the pathogen to which the cow was exposed. How is Transfer Factor Produced for Human Consumption? Due to practical considerations in the man
