Colostrum has antibodies in it, and is only produced for a few
days. You cannot get the benefits of using whey instead of
colostrum. As a farmer, AND in major cheese making country
(Wisconsin), if whey had the benefits of colostrum, us farmers would
be running to the nearest cheese factory for whey for orphan
animals. Oh, by the whey (sorry, couldn't resist!), these cheese
factories load up the excess whey and spray on farmers fields much
like slurrey (liquid manure). There isn't much use for it around
here. Well, I should say there is more whey produced than what the
market calls for. But, my chickens sure like it (we make goat
cheese.)
Many of us farmers will keep and freeze colostrum for emergensies.
We supplied goat colostrum and milk to an orphan Belgian draft foal
this last summer. I wish whey WAS as beneficial, as we had an
awefull time keeping up with the demands of that giant of a baby!
Oh, and (just remembered), the dairy farmers cannot put colostrum
milked from the cows into the bulk tank (milk tank) to be sold for
human consumption whether in fluid milk or cheese and butter. So
there is also never any whey left over from colostrum.
Tami
Justalit'l Farm
> Amidst the recent spray of machine gun bullets, someone had posted
> the intriguing possibility of getting the benefits of colostrum by
> using whey instead, which is much less expensive.
>
> One thing that colostrum is supposed to contain that I don't think
is
> in whey is lauric acid, which is supposed to be an effective anti-
> viral agent, among other functions. However, coconut oil is also
full
> of lauric acid.
>
> So, would whey plus coconuts (or coconut oil) be an adequate
> substitute for colostrum? Perhaps this could be done by mixing
> coconut milk or powder with whey, or by adding the coconut to
> fermenting milk.
>
> Disclaimer: to the best of my knowledge, I have never used
colostrum
> nor have I associated with colostrum-users, except for nursing
> children. This is not by choice, but by circumstance. However,
this
> is not a guarantee against laziness or stupidity on my part ;)
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