Breast-fed infants will be used as a reference group and formula-fed infants will be fed control formula or the same formula supplemented with Osteopontin at a concentration 50% or 100% of that of breast milk. The hypothesis is that supplementation of bovine milk Osteopontin in infant formula will have positive effects on infant growth, health and immune functions.
The specific objectives of this study are to evaluate the effects of bovine milk osteopontin added to infant formula on infant growth, health and immune functions.