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New Zealand Food

What Makes New Zealand Colostrum Better?

By Farrell Seah
As more is understood about the influence of colostrum sources
and processing techniques on the overall effectiveness of
nutritional and dietary colostrum supplements, New Zealand
continues to stand out as a leading provider of high quality
colostrum, and a leading manufacturer of high quality colostrum
supplements.

New Zealand’s climate, farming practices, and production
regulations all contribute in making New Zealand colostrum
unsurpassed in its purity and biological activity, and New
Zealand colostrum supplements unrivaled in the efficiency of
their manufacture and the uniformity of their source supply.

New Zealand farming practices are very strictly regulated, and
dairy farmers in New Zealand are required to uphold standards of
quality similar to those governing the production of certified
organic dairy products in the United States. New Zealand cows
are raised in an environment that is free of pesticides, and
they are not treated with growth hormones or antibiotics.

Combined with New Zealand's heightened standards for the
certification, pasteurization, and storage of the dairy products
it produces, these naturally healthy cows make New Zealand
colostrum among the purest in the world.

The feeding practices of New Zealand dairies are also subject
to very high standards, and are very different from those of the
United States. Whereas organic herds in the US are often
restricted to a diet a dried, processed foods, New Zealand cows
are always pasture fed, and this is thought to contribute to the
superior quality of New Zealand colostrum as well. Pasture-fed
cows are exposed through grazing to a full spectrum of antigens
in their environment, and therefore are able to develop a
stronger natural immunity.

It is believed that pasture feeding provides a more optimal
diet, and has been further suggested that the enhanced immunity
of pasture fed cows makes New Zealand colostrum more effective
through increased concentrations of its beneficial
immunotherapeutic components, and the transfer of this enhanced
immunity to humans.

Because New Zealand's climate restricts its calving season to a
single three-month period within each year, New Zealand
colostrum can be collected in bulk and transported immediately
from farms to processing plants. This eliminates the need for
freezing colostrum after it is harvested, allowing New Zealand
colostrum to be processed without damaging its protein molecules
through the application of rapid freezing and thawing
techniques.

This is in general not possible in the US and other countries,
where calving occurs year-round and colostrum is collected in
batches too small for their individual processing to be
economically efficient. The ability to collect colostrum in bulk
and use gentler processing techniques therefore contributes to
both the higher consistency and superior bioactivity found in
New Zealand colostrum supplements.

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