Raw goat's milk RAVE

[Mikhail]

this is probably a stupid question, but can you drink cow's/goat's milk straight after you milk them without cleaning it somehow? And what is the difference "raw" and...not raw?

 

[BeardedChick]

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That's not a stupid question, and what better place to ask?

I drink raw milk, that just means it's unpasteurized (heat treated to kill bacteria/pathogens). Some people think it should be pasteurized, some people think it doesn't need to be. Really the best way to decide is to read up and make up your own mind.

I happen to think raw milk is great - especially when I milk it myself ('cuz I know how clean things are).

All I do to process it is filter it into a clean bottle and chill it well.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

are you having yogurt this morning?? i dreamt about it all last nite. i think i'm gonna have to make some and some granola for some kinda of parfait! whee!!

the best thing is that i found one of my chilling milks really separated (testing a low shallow bowl) so i'm going to take up the cream and see if i can get some butter started. those cream separated are wildly expensive!!!

and nope not a stupid question about raw vs not, mikhail. there are special filters - kinda like really thick coffee filters that you drain the milk thru to get any weird stuff out.

 

[MissPrissy]

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The milk needs to be strained after you have milked the cow/goat.

 

[BeardedChick]

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Not yet! I want to make a moussey parfait type of dish today. Mmmmmmmm. Granola is an excellent idea.

DH always cooks the same breakfast when I'm out doing chores. Two fresh eggs fried in butter and a banana for me!

Mikhail, I just got one of those little strainers from Hoeggers with the specially sized filter pads - it works great and is nice and small to store. Before that I was using a coffee filter. A larger one would be nice to use, but this size fits nicely in the dishwasher with all my other equipment.

http://hoeggergoatsupply.com/xcart/product.php?productid=3344&cat=0&page=1

 

[MrsCountryChick]

Would Raw also include a homegrown Dairy Goat's milk that Has been Pasteurized, but is "raw" it it's natural state from the hormones & other additives they add to commercial cow dairy farms?

So you can have the dairy goat tested to make sure the raw milk would be free from diseases like tuberculosis, undulant or malta then? (reading a goat book,...........Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats

).

New to Goats & wanting to -*know it All*-

 

[ksacres]

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No, raw means raw-uncooked. Pastuerized milk is not raw, it's pastuerized. If it has been pastuerized, it's not in it's "natural state"

You could certainly adverstise as being hormone-additive free, but not raw.

As for TB, John's, etc., yes, you can have blood drawn (or draw it yourself) and send it in to be tested. We use Washington.

http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts_waddl/

 

[pipermark]

i am not sure if this is in here, but I just learned about CL. This is a bacteria that can affect goats and can be passed to humans through the milk. The problems is you may not know the goat has it.

Pasteurizing will kill the bacteria.

 

[silverfilly]

I Know its great isent it! Hubby was pretty reluctant at first now he drinks it like no other. He gets excited and tells everybody...lol. Tries to get everyone to try it. I just made my first cheese, Mozz and ricota from it..mmmmm....so good!

 

[ksacres]

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Not to be rude, but where did you read this? CL causes abscesses in goats-you would definitely notice. And CL is not passed in the milk-it's passed in the discharge from abscesses. And though it CAN cause a localized reaction in humans, it's unlikely unless you don't wash your hands after touching an active abscess.

CAE is a virus passed in the milk, but is not contagious to humans. Maybe that's what you were thinking?