Follow the money. Big farms DO have blood and puss due to machine milking. Like all mammals, cows produce milk after giving birth. The study he uses to "prove" his case notes that the iodine used to clean a cow's udder is a good preventative practice and works effectively. Milk also has those other vitamins needed to absorb calcium. A breast infection, also known as mastitis, is an infection that occurs within the tissue of the breast. Thanks so much for your post. If the udders of our factory-farmed dairy cows are inflamed and infected, industry folks say, it doesnt matter, because we pasteurizethe pus gets cooked. The bedding in the stalls is routinely added to make sure their beds are nice and full. Your email address will not be published. I truly appreciate your logical and thoughtful responses. The key to curing mastitis is advanced detection. Gosh I just wish they would all go away. And only babies of the mother, not other species! Remember farmers are humans too. pus in milk; pus in urine; pus in urine; pus in urine; pus sore; pus sore; pus sore; pus tube; pus . You also need vitamin D and look theyre all in milk. Yes PETA does euthanize But just like David Koresh was an extremist, it doesnt mean all Christians are bad In pretty much all commercial (for sale) dairy operations the calf FOR WHOM THE MILK WAS CREATED never get a taste. Of course your comment will appear!! We only treat the animals when they are sick not when they are healthy. We as humans have no business ingesting any form of animal protein. Im not a dictator, but want this to be a place where real discussion can take place. lol America is hardly the largest milk consuming country, far down on the list. Yes our farm and my friends family farms are all sizes, they range anywhere from 100 to 5,000 cows. We will see who survives longer. Why would you post that to support the idea of animal activists causing suffering? When a cow is infected, greater than 90% of the somatic cells in her milk are neutrophils, the inflammatory immune cells that form pus. Take care. And Im on a very, very specific diet designed to keep me going for stuff I can digest and not cause my stomach to shut down. In the dairy industry, their milk and babies are stolen from them, all so that humans can consume an unhealthy "product." Next time dont ass-ume. And then decide who to trust. In May 2008, the Advertising Standards Authority stated that "to refer to the white blood cells naturally present in milk as 'pus' was misleading". It makes you look stupid. Can milk replace water? Hi Hannah Im glad you are keeping an open mind. Dairy farmers actually try to improve the quality of life, health, and longevity of the cows. I mean there must be some truth to it right? However, I think something important is being misrepresented. It contains cowshormones. Absolutely not. The average somatic cell count in a spoonful of milk in the US is over one millionwhich equates to an average of around 1 drop of pus in the average glass of milk. Never mind the higher-priced vegan food products that are sold. I dont even know where to start, but i will encourage you to do more research. I will not have to compete with your for food. The farms work hard to make sure the milk is clean and safe for human consumption. If we farmed elephants for example, for meat and milk, there would be millions of them, right? This is blatant exploitation not mutually beneficial evolution, or cant you see that? These dead somatic cells are what makes up puss as you mentioned in your article. thank you for your time and hopefully answers . A bowl of Broccoli has as much calcium and protein as a cup of milk, and its digestible. Hmm also, you need to take in magnesium in order to get the smallest benefit from animal milk. Cockroach milk: It sounds like an article from The Onion that pokes fun at the cricket protein bar trend. Is your farm like theirs? Its a really tough business to be in, and if youre not producing top quality milk, the creameries will not take your milk. The mammary gland does not produce any milk. Could it possibly be that a cows physiology did not evolve over millions of years to be continually milked day-after-day, by the likes of you, without consequences, and that the painful sores on a cows teats are viewed as an acceptable part of your business? I thought you was relpying to be since that your comment was on my gmail, so thats why I thought it was a relpy towards me.. I have visited almost every dairy farm in Florida as well as several in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin and New York. I would love to know what MUTUAL benefits you refer to??? You are trying to sell something youre selling your beliefs. Im frustrated though by all these things people write. Milk is such a low grade food and you must understand youre fucking up the planet no? For example (just like people), sometimes they get pneumonia, and sometimes they get mastitis, a infection in the mammary glands of the cow. Thats like a person saying they know everything a neurosurgeon does when he is operating on a brain. What??? org) you reference are bias and do have an agenda. A video showing blood-tainted milk in a glass receiver vessel would not be for human consumption as the dairy farmer who made the video stated several times. You think that because someone else doesnt pay for YOUR cows retirement, a cow that YOU force-bred, that YOU have repeatedly forced pregnancy on with an invasively procedure, that YOU have repeatedly milked as much YOU feel is feasible to do so and that YOU very clearly profit from, it somehow justifies YOU killing the cow after just a fraction of its natural lifespan. Just because you copy and paste propaganda and put things in capital letters does not make it truth. I am looking for some answers to a few questions. All milk, including human milk, naturally contains somatic cells. It is a WELL ESTABLISHED FACT that the hormones put in cows make ALL of them sick HENCE WHY ANTIBIOTICS ARE USED in 100% of them. Thanks for the complement, Im glad you liked it! I look up whats in milk.dead white blood cells.then I look up pus and the definition is dead white blood cells. I have lots of respect for Dairy farmers. Which the author admits are caused by infection. Milk is a product of lactation and is thus meant to keep newborns and babies alive. But its ALSO made from dead or decaying microorganisms. In Canada, the maximum allowable limit for somatic cells in milk is 400 000. Dairy is one of the foods I swear I could feel immediately bringing me back to life after I abandoned veganism due to declining health. I take care of animals every day and try to give them the best care I can. Very little of what I posted is cut & paste, I was even generous enough to site my source. At the beginning of the video, a man with a British accent can be heard explainingthat he is about to milk three cows ready to give milk for the first time after giving birth. The key to curing mastitis is advanced detection. Anti-agriculture groups (like nutritionfacts . when it is born? Mastitis will only causethe milk to be watery, or have flakes or clots. Some time ago I pretended to have read this post and made some kind of angry comment here. Well, cheese comes from milk. After treatment, most cows experience a prompt and speedy recovery. Somatic cells are living white blood cells located in the udder of cows. They did not care for their victims. joe lombardi son. When you are sick you consult your doctor, when you need legal help you consult your lawyer, when you want to build a house, you consult an architect so why should it be any different when you want to know about your food. Is mastitis rampant in the dairy industry? We will see who is healthier. All rights reserved. The comparisons youre making are plainly ridiculous. just so we can keep on drinking pus. Think about it, people have been doing other things for a long, long time too, such as rape and murder. If there is no pus in milk why is there the need to have it regulated? I am hoping to discuss farm size in a future post. Somatic cells do not equal pus. Mastitis can also occur as a result of chemical, mechanical, or thermal injury. The 100% healthy, active and shiny person, drinks blue cap milk daily. And finally, almost all text that I have read about dairy and meat consumption causing health issues and cancers are in comparison to developing countries that are too poor to consume them. Here is an example of the logic you are using. Good luck my friend! I would challenge you to make real change happen in the world, use your resources. Milk is one of natures most healthy beverages, so dont let others tell you otherwise. The average somatic cell count in U.S. milk per spoonful is 1,120,000. Free PDF ebooks (user's guide, manuals, sheets) about Snopes milk pus ready for download. Somatic cells are not puss. The cows are fenced in, but when they get out they arent running away. No doubt cows would survive if left in peace; they would feed themselves and breed naturally. You are a fantastic blogger! Veganism isnt natural and is a modern day fad. 01444899 info@futureinternationalschools.com. Why not giraffe milk, dog milk its all the same. Im friends with many other dairy farmers and they love their cows just like I do, plus they are family farms also. Karmic rule of the universe to ensure animals are given good care. I bet you that you could make the same claim about people who can afford to buy tuxedos and those who cant. Did I just read that right? When a dairy cow is infected with mastitis, more than 90 percent of her cells are the inflammatory cells that form pus. I can argue those facts, but the simple point is that white blood cells are cells, and not puss. As in: how he makes it through his life. They have studies and statistics by state to show you have many million pus cells you are drinking. i do however think that the life of many dairy cows probably isnt very nice particularly the ones which produce milk at rock bottom prices.. If there were any credible health risks involved, we would definatly know about them. do they spend 9 months bonding and nursing with their mom and her milk Genetic testing can show us which bulls have the best propensity to transfer more longevity to their young. Because dairy milk is pooled together in large tanks, virtually all dairy milk contains this pus. http://nutritionfacts.org/2011/09/08/how-much-pus-is-there-in-milk/ Perhaps youve seen inflammatory infographics like this one: Maybe youve even had the dubious pleasure of watching the same video I have, where the somber voice over gleefullychortles aboutthe millions of pus cells present in each glass of milk. It is much more than selecting production qualities, it is about balancing all aspects of the cow. When a cow is infected, greater than 90% of the somatic cells in her milk are neutrophils, the inflammatory immune cells that form pus. How do we get to this point, not to be morbid, but we cant control our health or when we will meet our maker (almighty God) I say eat, drink, and live righteously. Why do people have a lactose problem? I urge anyone to purchase organic or nonorganic milk and bring a sample to a laboratory of your choice, and if the test results come back with 0% pus I will personally eat a steak and cheese sandwich gross Pus is made up of dead white blood cells, dead skin cells, and bacteria, not one type of cell. The term rape rack is a term created by activists to evoke emotion in you, but its not even a real thing. Its a common myth that is nearly always pushed by people who want you to stop drinking milk. I would love to add Dairy back to my Diet but articles like the above really put me off. It can be a debilitating, even life threatening infection if not treated properly and promptly. So to what are these people referring? In fact, we care about animal so much that many of us farmers work our whole lives with animals because we enjoy spending time with them. dead white blood cells which are in milk. Since pus contains white blood cells, anything that contains white blood cells is pus. Milk-secreting tissue, and various ducts throughout the mammary gland are damaged due to toxins by the bacteria. To them it doesnt matter if its the truth or not as long as it moves the bigger agenda. And I can confirm that sick cows are separated from the herd and that their milk is flushed. Avoiding it does nothing for the world- it is an illusory contribution. Cows today are treated so much better than in the past. You talk like they chose this life and somehow agreed to be part of your money-making operation. Also, simply making money off of something (people need to make a living after all) doesnt change what the actual science has to say, or what reality is. coffee growers ? The Odyssey retains its second-row seats that slide fore and aft as well as side to side. NO, there would be white blood cells, a somatic cell count, in milk even if an animal were completely free of infection. My family has been in the dairy business for over 50 years and our milks been tested. Sometimes a cow will develop an infection of the udder called mastitis. Symptoms that may accompany pus include swelling, pain, and fever. I also commend you for your calm responses to some pretty excitable (ie rude) posts. Good work! There are often 10s if thousands of cows in one holding pen how is that okay??? Here is your argument: Pus is a liquid that forms in infected tissue. That is why it is nonsensical for you to say we dont care, because even if we were greedy and money hungry it would not give us any incentive to mistreat animals. As you care so much, I am curious to know what you think your cows get out of a life trapped on your farm? I actually have to take extra supplements since I became lactose intolerant. Articles like this one from nutritionfacts.org have certainly played their part in spreading this myth, claiming that mastitis runs rampant in the dairy industry and that the milk from these cows is saturated with pus (along with the highly inaccurate claim that most cows are only productive for two years). Contributing time, energy, resources towards making an actual change in the world. If it was so awful and bad for me, Id have experienced a huge change when I stopped drinking it. Some cows that get mastitis will get over the infection naturally without any help. A cow will not have a calf until they are over 2 years old. Consumers can rest assured that their milk does not contain pus AND that it comes from healthy cows! These guidelines were written to be realistic and practical for dairy farms. its a good chance they have fallen for a conspiracy theory (that is making a lot of money). I think your obvious denial comes from a different motivation, where you are desperate to avoid any negativity regarding milk, even if it means denying the truth, and yes, PUS in milk is a disgusting thought. (they are available in science and medicine journals) Because theres just so much money being made; animal agriculture, massive govt subsidies lets not forget that doctors, hospitals and big pharma DONT MAKE MONEY OFF HEALTHY PEOPLE.