A2/A2 Milk

Every day, we get asked the question “What is A2/A2 Milk?” The answer is found at the molecular level.

The designation ‘A2/A2 milk’ has to do with the type of beta-casein protein in milk. A2/A2 milk contains 100% A2 beta-casein protein. (Most cows in the US produce a mix of A1 and A2 proteins.) A2/A2 milk can be easier to digest, because it's most like our mother's milk, which contains strictly A2 proteins.

Cow's milk originally contained only A2 beta-casein; but at some point in the past a genetic mutation in the A2 beta-casein protein created the A1 beta-casein variant, which has resulted in most commercially available cow's milk today being a mixture of A1 and A2 beta-casein (A2/A1). Unfortunately, the A1 beta-casein can be difficult for some humans to digest and is linked to a variety of health issues.

Our milk at Myers Milk Co. is A2/A2 and grass-fed only. No grains. No A1 proteins. This herd was not purchased; this herd was single-handedly grown by the Farmer.

The Lord put it on his heart several years ago to breed A2/A2, so he bred it exclusively. It took more than 8 years of selective breeding to achieve this and we now have a herd that produces the best milk. (It makes much more sense to him now as to why that was put on his heart!)

Raw Milk

Why RAW? Why not pasteurized? Pasteurizing is a process that flash heats milk to kill off bacteria, a process developed more than 180 years ago by French scientist Louis Pasteur. During the time in which he lived and worked, dairies were unsanitary, and milk was a common vector of pathogens.

In the nearly two centuries since, sanitation has radically improved. Also, science has shown that the pasteurization process damages many of the beneficial nutrients in milk.

Raw milk contains a wide variety of essential nutrients, fats, proteins, anti-inflammatory and digestive enzymes, bioavailable vitamins, and minerals, all in a natural form which is most easily utilized by the body. In addition, raw milk facilitates production of lactase enzyme in the intestinal tract, allowing many people who are lactose intolerant to digest raw milk with few or no problems.

Selective breeding produced A2/A2 cattle