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<blockquote data-quote="Lannie" data-source="post: 1771472" data-attributes="member: 8202"><p>Personally, I think calves have antiseptic slobber, LOL! But the reason machine milking is more prone to mastitis is that when the teat is in the udder (WHAT? OMG, I need more coffee!) When the teat is in the INFLATION, milk swirls around inside the inflation for a moment before being drawn down the hose, so it's touching the outside of the teat. Cows, just like people, can carry Staph a on their skin, so when machine milking, it's important to sterilize the teats with some sort of teat dip before putting the inflations on.</p><p></p><p>Calves nursing and hand milking pull the milk out of the teat canal, without all the swirling around the teat end. Well, maybe it swirls a little bit inside the calf's mouth, but the hard sucking action keeps the teat canal tight, and when he finally pulls off, it (mostly) closes it, as would strip milking after milking by hand. There isn't as much chance of something bad getting in there and brewing.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes beef cows that only have their calves on will get mastitis, too. There's no guarantee. But they're LESS likely than a cow that's milked by a human, either by hand or by machine. You just have to try to be as careful as you can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lannie, post: 1771472, member: 8202"] Personally, I think calves have antiseptic slobber, LOL! But the reason machine milking is more prone to mastitis is that when the teat is in the udder (WHAT? OMG, I need more coffee!) When the teat is in the INFLATION, milk swirls around inside the inflation for a moment before being drawn down the hose, so it's touching the outside of the teat. Cows, just like people, can carry Staph a on their skin, so when machine milking, it's important to sterilize the teats with some sort of teat dip before putting the inflations on. Calves nursing and hand milking pull the milk out of the teat canal, without all the swirling around the teat end. Well, maybe it swirls a little bit inside the calf's mouth, but the hard sucking action keeps the teat canal tight, and when he finally pulls off, it (mostly) closes it, as would strip milking after milking by hand. There isn't as much chance of something bad getting in there and brewing. Sometimes beef cows that only have their calves on will get mastitis, too. There's no guarantee. But they're LESS likely than a cow that's milked by a human, either by hand or by machine. You just have to try to be as careful as you can. [/QUOTE]
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