On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 16:11:11 -0700 (PDT), A Moose in Love
> wrote:

>I understand that raw milk has a higher probability of containing
>pathogens than pasteurized milk.
>Can the raw milk not be tested for these pathogens?

Sure it can. For a lot of $$. Each batch!

Or you can test a pasteurization system for effective pathogenocide
for a relatively smaller amount of $$ and just run each batch of raw
milk through it and be reasonably sure of pathogen-free milk!

How much $$ do you want to spend per gallon of milk?

John Kuthe...