Bovine colostrum and performance
What 2 graded rows on bovine colostrum agree on for performance, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
Consensus finder Rows from the Bovine colostrum page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides
What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Bovine colostrum page, with its PubMed record.
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Bovine colostrum and performance
2 rows · 57 peopleInconsistent: both rows reported mixed results.
- DGrade D× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 57
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 29 people (2026) and reported mixed results.
Each row reported mixed results on its own, so there is no side to compare. The rows enrolled 28 to 29 people and were published from 2025 to 2026.
The rows
2 mixed- DGrade DStrength, power and body composition · Mixed
RCT · n 29 · 2026 · Club-level rugby players during the season
38 g/day · 8 weeks
Vertical jump rose 1.0 cm vs −0.5 cm on soy; bench and leg press strength, aerobic power, body composition, immune markers and illness rates did not differ.
Row on the Bovine colostrum page · PubMed 40640599 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DAerobic fitness in endurance-trained men · Mixed
Crossover RCT · n 28 · 2025 · Endurance-trained men (mean age 31)
25 g/day · 12 weeks per arm
Time to the ventilatory threshold rose with colostrum and not with placebo, with some threshold measures trending higher; time to exhaustion, body mass, body composition and blood lactate did not change.
Row on the Bovine colostrum page · PubMed 40254930 (opens PubMed)