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jmowreader

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7. The conditions were different a hundred years ago than they are now

Reply to Indi Guy (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 16, 2013, 06:38 PM

Dec 2013

When the dairy farmer had three cows and he was so close to town everyone could smell the farm if the wind shifted, you could sell raw milk safely. When dairy farmers have farms with two hundred, or two thousand, cattle and they're two states away, you can't sell raw milk safely.

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Avoid raw milk due to infection risks: pediatricians [View all] NickB79 Dec 2013 OP

Why opt for fear when there are inspections and testing available KurtNYC Dec 2013 #1

cattle milk is made for baby veganlush Dec 2013 #2

corn seeds are for baby corn! appal_jack Dec 2013 #3

milk and meat veganlush Dec 2013 #6

True, but what about expressing breast milk? HockeyMom Dec 2013 #4

+1 1000words Dec 2013 #10

Top Ten Reasons To Drink Raw Milk... Indi Guy Dec 2013 #5

The conditions were different a hundred years ago than they are now jmowreader Dec 2013 #7

Checkout the links I posted. n/t Indi Guy Dec 2013 #11

Actually lots of people got sick and died from raw milk one hundred years ago. yellowcanine Apr 2014 #16

"People have been consuming raw milk & cheese for millenia." Scairp Dec 2013 #12

"Raw milk contains enzymes." So does poop. yellowcanine Apr 2014 #15

I had a friend who contracted brucillosis leftyladyfrommo Dec 2013 #8

This is nuts Scairp Dec 2013 #9

Letter from dairy owner catchnrelease Dec 2013 #13

Leaves out a lot of fairly recent history of Organic Pastures Dairy Co. yellowcanine Apr 2014 #14