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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1841333" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Salmonella is not in the routine testing. I am thinking that the lab can test for it... it is a special request... but I have never had anyone ask for it. We can do things like pregnancy milk test, and testing for Johne's from the milk samples, I have had a couple farms do milk preg tests... 2 have done a few Johne's tests... and one has done several cows for the A2A2 factor... which only gets done once... they do not change once it is determined if the milk is A2A2 or any other combination of A1 and A2. A2 milk is supposed to be more digestible and assimulated in the body... Most Jerseys are A2... some A2A2, some with an A2A1 or combination. Many holsteins were A1A1 but some have the A2 factor. Seems like BUT NOT LIMITED TO, the higher fat and beta carotene breeds have more A2 factors. </p><p>In states like Pa where it is legal to sell raw milk, farms routinely test for more things so that the milk they sell will not make anyone sick and have it come back to "bite them" with law suits and such. In Va we cannot legally sell raw milk... there are "cow share and herd shares" that are done and that is a way to get around it. It is too much "cloak and dagger" stuff... and it would be better to just make it legal with some minimal requirements and be safer in the long run... but "outlawing it" it was like prohibition..... lots do it and do it under the radar... The thing is, milk can get contaminated at any point in the handling process or directly from the cow... and somewhat like the joke about not drinking the water in Mexico... the locals are accustomed to the "bugs" and germs in it, but outsiders are not and get Montezuma's revenge... drinking raw milk can cause disruption in the stomach if you are not used to it. Not to mention things that can get in it that can cause some real sickness... </p><p>Then again, there are recalls all the time on all sorts of food that have some "pathogen" ... bacteria or something, that can be in it... </p><p>We all still eat though, and in nearly all cases, food borne bacteria and digestive upsets are overcome. Some people do die from food borne illnesses... so do some people get sick from swimming in certain water... </p><p>Not making light of any food induced sickness.. but breathing is a risk, so you try to make intelligent decisions and do what you feel is best. </p><p>Personally, I have been drinking raw milk for over 40 years...and eating my own beef most all the time... You can't live in a bubble with not exposure to everyday life. </p><p>I love seafood, one of the things I mostly ever eat if I eat out... because I do not grow it... People get sick from eating seafood too...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1841333, member: 25884"] Salmonella is not in the routine testing. I am thinking that the lab can test for it... it is a special request... but I have never had anyone ask for it. We can do things like pregnancy milk test, and testing for Johne's from the milk samples, I have had a couple farms do milk preg tests... 2 have done a few Johne's tests... and one has done several cows for the A2A2 factor... which only gets done once... they do not change once it is determined if the milk is A2A2 or any other combination of A1 and A2. A2 milk is supposed to be more digestible and assimulated in the body... Most Jerseys are A2... some A2A2, some with an A2A1 or combination. Many holsteins were A1A1 but some have the A2 factor. Seems like BUT NOT LIMITED TO, the higher fat and beta carotene breeds have more A2 factors. In states like Pa where it is legal to sell raw milk, farms routinely test for more things so that the milk they sell will not make anyone sick and have it come back to "bite them" with law suits and such. In Va we cannot legally sell raw milk... there are "cow share and herd shares" that are done and that is a way to get around it. It is too much "cloak and dagger" stuff... and it would be better to just make it legal with some minimal requirements and be safer in the long run... but "outlawing it" it was like prohibition..... lots do it and do it under the radar... The thing is, milk can get contaminated at any point in the handling process or directly from the cow... and somewhat like the joke about not drinking the water in Mexico... the locals are accustomed to the "bugs" and germs in it, but outsiders are not and get Montezuma's revenge... drinking raw milk can cause disruption in the stomach if you are not used to it. Not to mention things that can get in it that can cause some real sickness... Then again, there are recalls all the time on all sorts of food that have some "pathogen" ... bacteria or something, that can be in it... We all still eat though, and in nearly all cases, food borne bacteria and digestive upsets are overcome. Some people do die from food borne illnesses... so do some people get sick from swimming in certain water... Not making light of any food induced sickness.. but breathing is a risk, so you try to make intelligent decisions and do what you feel is best. Personally, I have been drinking raw milk for over 40 years...and eating my own beef most all the time... You can't live in a bubble with not exposure to everyday life. I love seafood, one of the things I mostly ever eat if I eat out... because I do not grow it... People get sick from eating seafood too... [/QUOTE]
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