On Jun 7, 7:15*am, A Moose in Love > wrote:
> On Jun 6, 10:59*pm, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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> > On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 16:11:11 -0700 (PDT), A Moose in Love
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> > > 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?
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> > Good info herehttp://www.realrawmilkfacts.com/raw-milk-hot-topics
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> The above link makes the case for pasteurization.
> The reason I asked about raw milk is that we drank it every day when
> we had the farm. *No illnesses reported. *But then the above link also
> mentions that farmers might become immune to pathogens contained in
> the raw milk.
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> > Personally, I dislike milk so I don't drink it raw or cooked. *Yet I
> > love most dairy products, especially a good cheese or ice cream.
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> > Sources in the US are listed herehttp://www.realmilk.com/

We drank our own cows' milk when I was a young'un in the 40s - and my
parents pasteurized it. Even though the cows weren't ever sick, it's
pretty foolish to drink raw milk, IMO. Too much risk for little
reward, if any.

N.