Composition of cow’s milk

In 2000, AgResearch generated their first transgenic cows. These cows produced modified or ‘designer’ milk.

Cows are ruminants – mammals with specialised digestive systems that use fermentation processes to gain nutrients from plant material. Cattle, sheep, horses, deer, goats and camels...

Milk contains a variety of proteins, and some are more valuable than others, this worksheet looks at milk composition.

Cows' milk contains a protein called beta casein, which comes in several forms depending on the genetic makeup of the cow - but what is the...