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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Farmer here.  [b]My dairy farmer friend pasteurizes the milk they feed back to the calves.
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Cows lay in shit.  Even at really nice, free range farms…they lay down in mud, they splash mud around…they clean udders, but bacteria are so tiny and a little mistake can make you very sick.  Trust the science, drink pasteurized milk.[/quote]

That's absurd.[/quote]

It isn’t absurd.  It’s fact.[/quote]

To follow up, here is how it works: https://www.hubbardfeeds.com/blog/calf-success-feeding-whole-milk-calves-option-right-you
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Hysterical:  Whole milk can be an excellent source of nutrition for calves if managed correctly.[/quote]

Poster of the article.  Calves of dairy cattle are taken and raised separately.  You can’t milk a nursing cow for production.  Here is an actual excerpt:

“Whole milk ≠ Milk replacer: First of all, it is important to remember that whole milk and milk replacers are different, both in their nutrient composition and expected performance. Whole milk typically runs higher in both protein (≈ 25.4%) and fat (≈ 30.8%) and can vary load-to-load, whereas milk replacer is usually purchased with lower protein and fat percentages and with its components staying consistent across bags and pallets. Performance and growth differences between whole milk and milk replacers are expected due to these differing protein-fat ratios. Early structural growth is typically seen when feeding a milk replacer, whereas early body mass growth — in the form of extra body fat deposition — is usually seen when feeding whole milk.

Milk quality: Pasteurize if you can! When fed unpasteurized, whole milk can transfer disease and inoculate calves with high levels of pathogenic bacteria, Mycoplasma, Johne’s disease and/or bovine leukosis, among others. Pasteurizing whole milk minimizes bacterial count, making it much a safer and effective liquid feed source for calves when managed correctly.”

The idea that it’s absurd to either pasteurize or use whole milk for raising calves is just uninformed.  [/quote]

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