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󠀡󠀡 16 hours ago

Fun Fact U.S. Milk

Mastitis is a significant issue in the United States dairy industry, affecting both cow health and milk quality.
Prevalence and Impact:
Widespread occurrence: Nearly all dairy operations (99.7%) in the US reported having at least one case of mastitis.
Affects many cows: Approximately 38% of dairy cows in the United States experience clinical mastitis symptoms.
Clinical vs. Subclinical: Clinical mastitis, with visible signs, affects about one-fourth of cows (24.8%), while subclinical mastitis (elevated somatic cell count without visible symptoms) is also a significant concern, being more prevalent than clinical mastitis in some studies.
Economic Impact: Mastitis costs the US dairy industry an estimated $2 billion annually.
Somatic Cell Counts (SCC):
Indicator of Mastitis: Somatic cell count, a measure of inflammatory cells in milk, is a key indicator of mastitis.
Legal Limits: The legal maximum bulk tank SCC for Grade A milk shipments in the US is 750,000 cells/mL.
Industry Average: The national average SCC in 2021 was 179,000 cells/mL, well below the legal limit.
Improving Quality: Larger dairy farms tend to have lower SCCs, contributing to a general trend of improved milk quality.
Managing Mastitis:
Diagnosis: Owners and milkers are responsible for diagnosing mastitis on a large percentage of operations.
Treatment: Antibiotics are commonly used to treat mastitis. However, there's growing interest in non-antibiotic approaches to control mastitis.
Prevention: Improving hygiene during milking and housing are essential to prevent mastitis infections. Farmers also monitor bulk tank SCC, incidence of clinical mastitis, and new infection rates to manage mastitis.
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*ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆Prinny☆ 16 hours ago

so our milk is safer than it's legally required to be ? :V

󠀡󠀡 16 hours ago

Originally posted by *ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆Prinny☆:
so our milk is safer than it's legally required to be ? :V

Its Full Of Pus

*ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆Prinny☆ 16 hours ago

Originally posted by 󠀡󠀡:
Originally posted by *ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆Prinny☆:
so our milk is safer than it's legally required to be ? :V
Its Full Of Pus

well that's to counterbalance the considerable lack of poop and insect in our food compared to canadians and europeans so there's that :V

Ulfrinn 16 hours ago

There's a difference between subclinical and clinical mastitis. Subclinical global average is 42% so if the US is only 38% that means the US is better than average on this statistic. Likewise, reports show Europe has a higher prevalence of clinical mastitis than the US.

What basically is happening here is OP is cherry picking pieces of information, and publishing those in a vacuum, without context, in an attempt to create a negative thread about the United States, for the sake of creating such a thread. Not out of any serious revelation discovered, or actual issue existing. It's a global issue, that the US is on the better side of.

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Fake 16 hours ago

These are just regurgitated Vegan talking points.

It's the same way they how they call 'Bacon and Eggs' as rotten pig corpse and chicken period.

*ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆Prinny☆ 16 hours ago

Originally posted by Fake:
These are just regurgitated Vegan talking points.

It's the same way they how they call 'Bacon and Eggs' as rotten pig corpse and chicken period.

i prefer sausage (disgusting mystery meat made from discarded pig parts not fit for normal consumption) -w-

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