The cow, named Daisy, produces milk that is higher in calcium, richer than milk used to make cheese and has less than 2 percent beta-lactoglobulin.<\/p>\n
Daisy was also born without a tail, which is a rare defect in cows. Researchers believe this was a side effect of the engineering process and plan to look into the problem in future studies.<\/p>\n
While Daisy\u2019s milk may help many infants and children, it only addresses allergies due to BLG protein, which many children grow out of by the time they turn 3 years old.<\/p>\n “We were successful in greatly reducing the amount of beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), a milk whey protein which is not in human breast milk and which can cause allergic reactions,” study author Dr Stefan Wagner, a scientist at AgResearch said in a press release.<\/p>\n “Two to three percent of infants are allergic to cow’s milk, and BLG allergies make up a large part of that percentage.”<\/p>\n More work to be done<\/strong><\/p>\n Currently, there is a process to remove beta-lactoglobulin from milk, but it\u2019s expensive. While Daisy could solve the problem, there is much work to be done before more cows like Daisy pop up on farms.<\/p>\n “There would be a long way to go from having a cow on the ground to producing this desirable milk, and getting it approved, and having it accepted by the population as a<\/p>\n substitute for regular cow’s milk,” Dr. R. Michael Roberts, professor of animal science and biochemistry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. “However, it does offer new insights into what is possible.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Babies with milk allergies may get some relief from a genetically engineered cow. Researchers in New Zealand have created a cow that doesn\u2019t produce beta-lactoglobulin, a protein known to cause skin and digestive problems in infants. \u201cDaisy\u201d the cow The cow, named Daisy, produces milk that is higher in calcium, richer than milk used to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allergy-relief"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/baby2.jpg\")
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