Breeding and milking cows for milk free of β-casein A1
US7563575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/156
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A milk or other dairy product, capable of minimising the onset of disease such as coronary heart disease or enhancing the immune response is derived from animals which are substantially free of the β-casein A1 allele. Bulk milk can be produced by testing for and culling cows who test positive for the β-casein A1 allele, or by producing immunoglobulins and other immune response proteins, in cow's milk from animals not possessing the β-casein A1 allele, or other commercial, milk producing animals, to this allele, to counteract the immunosuppressant substances present that are produced from it, in commercial milking cows such as Holsteins, together with its blending with non-treated milk or the recovery of such immunoproteins.
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