ORIGINAL PAPER
The influence of breed and feeding season on the level of peptides in cow's milk
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University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy, Department of Biochemistry and Toxicology, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
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Medical University of Lublin, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Chair and Department of Human Anatomy, Chodźki 4, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Animal Food Technology, Skromna 8, 20-704 Lublin, Poland
Publication date: 2026-04-13
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M. Krauze
University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy, Department of Biochemistry and Toxicology, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to assess the influence of cow breed
and feeding season on the concentration of health-promoting, bioactive peptides
in cows’ milk. Milk from Holstein-Friesian cows (HF) contained more bioactive
peptides than milk from Simmental cows (SIM), regardless of season,
including peptides with specific biological functions. HF milk showed higher
concentrations of colostrinin (HF: 413.65 ng/ml; SIM: 371.14 ng/ml), casokinin
(HF: 90.48 ng/ml; SIM: 68.89 ng/ml), casomorphin (HF: 87.73 μmol/ml;
SIM: 76.17 μmol/ml), and ceruloplasmin (HF: 2141.63 ng/ml; SIM: 1547.94
ng/ml). These results indicate stronger neuroprotective, anticancer, antioxidant,
immunomodulatory, and anti-obesity properties of HF milk. Milk collected
in summer, particularly from cows fed silage and maize silage, showed more
favourable characteristics. It contained higher concentrations of health-related
components, including copeptin (summer: 467.84 ng/ml; winter: 406.26 ng/ml).
Increased levels of bioactive substances in summer milk are likely attributable to
a greater share of forage, especially silage, and a reduced proportion of legume
feed. However, it was also observed that increasing the percentage of starchrich
feed, such as cereals and maize silage, negatively affected the biological
value of milk and reduced the levels of biologically active peptides.
FUNDING
The project ‘Research network of natural science universities for the development of the Polish dairy sector’ is funded through a special-purpose subsidy from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MEiN/2023/DPI/2862).
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
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