Maurenne Griese wrote:

> My husband, a zoologist and recreational rancher (whose big brother is a
> mammologist in Alaska) continues to comment in every reference he reads on
> calving that if the calves don't receive colostrum they will die!  Yet,
> even in the vet catalogs there is advertising for bovine milk replacement!
> Even veterinary medicine hasn't escaped the wrath of formula advertising! :



Mary Phillips wrote:


> In the dairy industry, however, things are different. Humans don't drink
> bovine colostrum so the dairy calves do get this from their mothers, but are
> weaned at a few days old because the dairy farmer gets more profit feeding
> cows milk to people than to dairy calves. These calves routinely get
> "formula".


Sorry if this is about a week late, I've been a little behind on my
reading and wanted to catch up before I made this comment to make sure
no one else had already brought this up.

Here in Georgia at least the latest herbal cure and health food craze
is, yes folks, BOVINE COLOSTRUM!  At least one company "Symbiotics" out
of Arizona is distributing this through the herb shops.  Some direct
claims and quotes follow:

"100% Bovine Colostrum from healthy, pasture fed, pesticide-, hormone-,
and antibiotic-free dairy cows.  Dried without heat to ensure maximum
biological activity.  Sprinkle on food or put 1 tsp. under tongue.
Daniel G. Clark, MD says "Bovine Colostrum has been used for centuries
as a powerful natural healing and immune aid.  It is the only natural
food with the power to destroy viruses, bacteria and fungi.""

This product claims to cure almost everyting.  So what say you
Lactnetters - have you checked your health food or herb shop lately??


Cheryl Leipold BS, IBCLC
Newnan, GA  USA