Mr. A. K Srivastav, Director of National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) at GLOBAL FOOD SUMMIT 2018 mentioned that “Our all the desi breed of cows gives A2 milk and the cross-breed cows gives A1 milk, big brands say that A1 milk is not good for health, but we have researched that A1 milk is the same as A2 milk and there is no harm in the A1 milk and it is safe as A2 milk”. Indian native breeds of cows and buffaloes are of A2 milk type and hence are a source for safe milk. The A1/A2 status of cattle is determined by the two alleles for the beta-casein gene i.e. A1 and A2 and cattle may be homozygous for one type of protein (A1A1 or A2A2), or heterozygous (A1A2). A1A1 cattle would produce only A1 milk, A2A2 would produce only A2 milk and A1A2 cattle would produce milk with…
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