Re: Cuban minicows

[Daniel Davies <dsquared@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

young children and pregnant women probably wouldn't be drinking raw minicow
milk in an ideal world as there are all sorts of things you can catch from
unpasteurised milk which aren't related to intensive farming (the simple
fact of the proximity of a minicow's udders to its anus is likely to be the
main source of accidental contamination).  But there's no miracle of
"pasteurisation"; it's just the industrialisation of the process of heating
milk to kill most of the bacteria.  If you have a thermometer you could
probably do it on top of a stove; I seem to remember that my dad did this
back in the days when home-brewed beer was fashionable.  Or you could use
water purification tablets or some such.

dd

PS:  good old google:

http://www.healthunit.org/foodsafety/factsheets/Milk.pdf



-----Original Message-----
From: PEN-L list [mailto:PEN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Shane Mage
Sent: 14 September 2004 17:31
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Subject: Re: Cuban minicows


James Devine wrote:
>how are they going to pasteurize the milk?

Raw milk is much better than pasteurized (I remember the days,
now long gone, when unpasteurized "certified" milk could be
purchased at the, now long gone, local dairy store).  Mini cows
living on back lots are not going to be vulnerable to the contagious
bovine tuberculosis threatening  dairy herds, and milk immediately
refrigerated for local consumption needs no further means of
preservation.  Thank you, Raul Hernandez!

Shane Mage

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>
>  > New mini cows perfect for milk?
>>  Cuban rancher breeds bovines no larger than dogs
>>  Jose Goitia / AP
>>
>  > SAN JUAN Y MARTINEZ, Cuba - Rancher Raul Hernandez's cows
>>  look just like
>>  other breed - only they are no larger than big dogs. They're
>>  a perfect
>>  source of milk for Cuban families, he says.
>>
>>  Standing about 23 to 28 inches tall, the mini cows can be kept in a
>>  small area and they feed on simple grasses and weeds, Hernandez says.
>>
>>  "They are patio cows, easy to work," the 74-year-old says,
>>  smiling under
>>  the broad hat he wears to keep off the tropical sun.
>>
>>  "They give up less meat, but they can deliver four or five liters
>>  (quarts) of top quality milk to a family," he says.
>...