Annelies you wrote, "It is very difficult to produce human lactoferrin in
other species. Gene Pharming has been trying it for many yerars, with not
much luck."    I have a US government document (NIH) from April 8, 1994 that
states, "Since the human lactoferrin gene has now been cloned, overexpression
and large scale production are imminent."  another quote, "there is an
international trend toward the addition of lactoferrin to infant formula.
Spiking of formula is already being done in Japan, and there is interest in
doing so in Europe and the US."  This document was a grant for studies in
vivo of lactoferrin since the impending addition of lactoferrin to all infant
formula may make future definitive trials seem unethical or impractical.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA_HD-94-019.html

There are a number of transgenic herds-Virginia, Wisconsin, California,
Netherlands, and Canada.  People do not understand that commercial production
of human lactoferrin has already happened.  Valerie W. McClain, IBCLC

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