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It is a marketing con to make something that is common seem valuable, Jersey and Guernsey cattle have the A2 gene as well as Asian cattle, goats sheep yaks donkeys and buffalo. Milk traditionly has been A2. The A1 gene is a mutation in black and white cattle, Fresians from which Holsteins were bred. With the introduction of the Holstein in the 1970s which mostly have the A1 gene A1 milk became more predominant. What A2M is, is a technology based company with a patent on a test which can test for the A2 gene, so is able to prove it is A2, so able to sell it as so. Diary farmers will keep Jersey cows to milk for their own use and milk Holsteins for there higher production to sell. 30-50% of the cows on any diary farm are A2. The A1 is just a mutant gene.