Wow! Im frustrated though by all these things people write. Dead white cells are pus. I love milk. one cubic centimeter (cc) of commercial cows milk is allowed to have up to 750,000 somatic cells. Hope youll watch and allow this on the website. Pick up a back-issue of National Geographic, for goshs sake. Infection and pus need not be present for there to be white blood cells. If theres no puss in milk then why is there an acceptable limit . So basically, virtually almost all dairy milk has some form of pus in it. Copyright AFP 2017-2023. No harm? Its insulting that you say I lie though. Of course you dont want anyone to think badly of milk, if you are a dairy farmer. Theres plenty more vegetables that are the same. There are many people who are animal farmers. These guidelines were written to be realistic and practical for dairy farms. So, the next time you are elbow deep in a cows vagina, please tell me how normal and natural it feels. So to what are these people referring? In the U.S., the Food and Drug . Since salt contains chlorine and swimming pools contain chlorine, when you go swimming you are actually swimming in table salt. Somatic cell count, according to the industrys own National Mastitis Council, reflects the levels of infection and resultant inflammation in the mammary gland of dairy cows, but somatic cells are not synonymous with pus cells, as has sometimes been misleadingly suggested. You can do it though. There are examples of cow breeds living in the wild today that evolved over millions of years, and the selectively bred domesticated cows you exploit are of course decedents of theirs. The bedding in the stalls is routinely added to make sure their beds are nice and full. Animal rights folks are not better at caring for the animals. Where do you get information like that? They just want to to fall for fallacious thinking, in this case an availability heuristic which meaning that media prevalence doesnt equal actual prevalence. I hope that Ive explained this issue clearly and logically. And you can taste the difference. Normally these cows can live 20 years but poor dairy cows literally lay down and die at 4-5 years due to the endless cycle of pregnancies. I would love to know what MUTUAL benefits you refer to??? A lot of vegetables make me very, very sick. Animal activists hate dairy farms, and want to force everyone to believe what they do. We will see who is healthier. Read about casomorphine. We all remember the Humane Society of the United States investigation showing sick and crippled dairy cows being beaten and dragged into the California dairy cow slaughter plant en route to the national school lunch program, triggering the largest meat recall in history. Generally, these "experts" equate somatic cells with pus cells. Also, those same countries usually consume the most meat, and likewise have higher rates of heart disease and diabetes. The 100% healthy, active and shiny person, drinks blue cap milk daily. Im sure you dont remember me, but I am sorry regardless. Nice to see someone waving the flag for the farmers. Its used to scare people, and play on their emotional fears to get them to stop drinking milk. Not the only stupid animal, Ants do it too https://www.dairymoos.com/ants-milk-aphids/. the contamination between the calf and mother its not profitable so you put the baby to work too. Some of the commenters here: RUDENESS. Yes, somehow NOT killing/eating the flesh of a living creature is weird, I guess compassion is weird? So every time the cow is milked, each quarter of the cows udder is checked by hand before the machine is attached. Why dont we hear about these things? Dairy Guy, Im not sure about the milk-pus, but just the idea of it has scared me (almost) milkless over the last few years. You should test some milk, and let me know your results. You dont know what it means to have a positive responses every now and then. Dairy guy, Id appreciate your honest answers to my questions as I seek for more clarification on milk. and I appreciate this article and the facts presented. and the link that you provided for the burning of trucks.. there were no animals aboard. This accurate definition from Wikipedia sums up mastitis clearly and succinctly: Mastitis occurs when white blood cells are released into the mammary gland, usually in response to an invasion of bacteria of the teat canal. even if its proven to have detrimental effects on health, but since its more important to keep on sustaining fat men in suits who dont give a rats behind about health issues, we keep on contributing to the death and slavery of millions of cows. Swimming pools are filled with water treated with chlorine and therefore contains chlorine. Todays dairy cows endure annual cycles of artificial insemination, pregnancy and birth, and mechanized milking for 10 out of 12 months (including 7 months of their 9-month pregnancies). However, farmers such as the one in the YouTube video,store this liquid becauseit is an essential part of the diet of newborn calves. 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. The same applies with dairy cows; if they arent healthy they arent producing as much milk as they could be. When slavery was legal there were hundreds, maybe thousands, of people getting very rich from it as a business. Mastitis can also occur as a result of chemical, mechanical, or thermal injury. Because dairy milk is pooled together in large tanks, virtually all dairy milk contains this pus. There are often 10s if thousands of cows in one holding pen how is that okay??? It is a proper word with a proper meaning and its not for you, me or anyone else to change or deny that definition; it is what it is, its good old PUS and its in your milk! To them it doesnt matter if its the truth or not as long as it moves the bigger agenda. What??? This is completely idiotic and is completely manipulated. Also sucking from a cows tits doesnt seem very safe or clean. Do they Think about it, people have been doing other things for a long, long time too, such as rape and murder. So if you want to use the definition of pus, then every breastfed baby is also drinking pus too! They flood the internet with staged videos of abuse which I also find disgusting. Unfortunately for you, Ive been in factory farms. All rights reserved. But all the other farms are. Milk-secreting tissue, and various ducts throughout the mammary gland are damaged due to toxins by the bacteria. You can search the web and find these groups. And I can tell you that vegans are very ignorant when it comes to information that doesnt harmonize with their philosophy. Pus is a name given to white blood cells produced in infections. NO OTHER MAMMAL ON EARTH drinks milk past infancy much less STEALS THE MAMMARY SECRETIONS OF ANOTHER SPECIES. gross . I really appreciate it. 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. 6) are your dairy cows grain fed or grass fed? Those who have an ideological or commercial reason to want us to fear milk are trying to convince us that SCC and pus are interchangeable terms. Theres enough plant food on this planet to feed every human being yet do you care? can u imagine a woman all her life to live in a room and to be forcibly impregnated every year so you can take her baby and suck her milk ?! It saddens me to see such hatred towards dairiesespecially when I know from years of experience on these dairies that farmers work so hard to raise happy, healthy cows. I just wanted to tell you: thank you for taking all the name-calling and internet-yelling (typing in all-caps) so nicely. Keep in mind that white blood cells are in all animal products. Theres a reason farmers like you choose to use placid defenceless animals like cows, pigs, chickens and sheep they are easy to exploit, offer little resistance and provide the best return (profit). Apart from his illness not being set off my the lactose, he has not changes at all, he went through a period of no milk, now he uses lacto free products and feels good. Define pus. A breast infection, also known as mastitis, is an infection that occurs within the tissue of the breast. Get bloody honest with yourself. 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. (more here). The photo in Sae's post is a screenshot of a video posted in December 2013 by a dairy farmer from Gloucestershire, in England. For example, if you read an article on . Not much. You talk about raping your cows in a calculated way, without remorse. Instead of going on the YouTube why not talk to some real farmers. As you care so much, I am curious to know what you think your cows get out of a life trapped on your farm? Very little of what I posted is cut & paste, I was even generous enough to site my source. No science needed in this comparison, just some good ol common sense.. Did you even read my post Dairy Guy? The key to curing mastitis is advanced detection. Why would two out of the three ingredients for pus pass through, but not the thirdwhich just happens to be the one that grosses consumers out the most? Does this article apply to only organic milk ? Claim: Iodine been found to boost the level of pus in the milk of cows with staph-infected udders. When a dairy cow is infected with mastitis, more than 90 percent of her cells are the inflammatory cells that form pus. Watching people make such egregious accusations and personal attacks is telling. All rights reserved. which is normal?. Nut milk and Soy milk actually make me more sick than lactose. That cow will stay in the herd for years. Answer From Julie Baughn, M.D. Theres loads of truth, Earthlings, Cowspiracy, Farm to Fridge (great, well-researched documentaries) and real undercover video of dairy operations available on youtube & Netflix. Markets change. Its really like a protective shield that is used to fight off any potential infection from happening. And to say research hasnt indicated milk is unhealthy is false, just because you dont stay up to date on scientific studies doesnt mean they dont exist. Otherwise, they wouldnt be able to continuously rape the cows, steal their babies and all their milk, and beat them when they dont cooperate. Filthy conditions, pus-filled infections, and kidnapped babiesthese are just a few of the many reasons why you should stop eating cheese right now.Cows are loving mothers who celebrate the birth of their calves and express anxiety and sorrow when they're separated. You cannot sell contaminated milk. If milk is so awful, My health should have improved since I stopped drinking it. 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. Non-organic milk is TOXIC DO NOT DRINK IT. Broccoli will have be hurling for hours and on fluids for 4 days. And your point is well-taken about organic milk and not being able to treat mastitis in those cows with anti-biotics. Clearly this website is BS. Unfortunately there are people who dont want you to drink milk. As farmers, we take each case of mastitis very seriously. Of course theres money to be gained in veganism: from the self-proclaimed experts who get to sell their books and profit off of peoples ignorance. I asked you if you could farm something other than animals, you dodged the question what is your answer? Perhaps you can remind us what the acceptable legal limit for white blood cells (pus) in milk is? Be open minded enough to consider that your facts may not actually be facts. 3) how many cycles of pregnancy would an average dairy cow go thru (obviously to produce milk the cow has to be give birth etc and repeat the cycle) 4) what percentage of your Bobby calves go to slaughter and at how many days old? If you destroy the feed trucks, you cant feed any animals. Dairy Guy, youre fighting a losing battle, Im afraid. Although the viral image did show a container full of blood-contaminated milk, the assertion that milk from cows normally contains blood and must be whitened prior to commercialization is false. They arent tea manufacturers or tea growers, but are instead animal activists. I mean there must be some truth to it right? A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition. Because so many cows have infected udders, pus is in all milk. See my milk facts article. All of them believe they take great care of their They never roam far away and always willingly go back to their home.. When Ive gotten over the ahhh milk with give me allergy stuff, Im going to switch to lacto free milk which is what my partner occasionally drinks as he has ulcerative colitis. No artificial hormones sorry, I didnt respond because I was planning to do an article response. An Emulator is a PC application that acts as whatever console is chosen. The quality of care is equal or greater on larger farms. It bothered me so I did some research, part of which brought me to this page. Weve never gotten any results back with pus. According to the new USDA data, the American milk supply averages 224,000 somatic cells/ml (based on bulk tank samples taken from whole herds). Ive seen countless pics of cows in horrible muddy/manure filled barns which is horrible. 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. Pus is, by definition, composed of dead or decaying leukocytes, and tissue debrislike epithelial cellsas you said. Milk is a naturally high source of magnesium. Kudos. coffee growers ? How about rhinos or pandas? UK taxpayers paid over 500000 to advertise the drinking of milk during lockdown. Bob, youre not a farmers but you claim to know what farmers do. Its like running in circles. Dont listen to biased articles such as this, do your own research and make your own mind up. lolololol, This article screams of bs. Even if you disagree, no need to be routy. Maybe Dante The Opera Artists; Dante Virtual Opera; Divine Comedy; About IOT. Of course your comment will appear!! So theres definitely some encouragement to do the best jobs possible. Symptoms that may accompany pus include swelling, pain, and fever. The sad part about this is that while these activists claim to be acting in the best interest of animals, they often end up causing real suffering for animals. I think its great if you provide a better environment for animals.. for something (milk) that world is not ready to give up. There was no awakening when he drank no milk that made him feel awesome. AI helps stop the spread of disease and it allows better genetic selection and mating. Oh dear, what horrible people. So eat and drink what you want to. AFP and its logo are registered trademarks. Do some real research before you spout offensive rants like this. Then it depends on the cellular concentration of pus. This is what you drink, warns one Facebook postthat was shared more than 45,000 times since it was published in 2016. Michael Greger M.D. To tell you the truth, there is no such thing as a pus cell. I dont understand why you keep saying that its not pus. When a cow is infected, greater than 90% of the somatic cells in her milk are neutrophils, the inflammatory immune cells that form pus.