raw milk and tb

[babyluvr]

we live in a developing nation where there's a lot of tb (tuberculosis) and it can be spread in milk. so we get a fresh liter of milk delivered every morning but we boil it to kill any tb (or other pathogens). is that any better than store pasteurized? the cow it's from mostly roams and eats vegetation, but probably gets some trash in her diet like most animals here...

[Gale Force]

I don't know much about TB in milk, but if you are in a position where you need to boil it yourself, I recommend getting a thermometer with a timer so that you don't boil it for too long. Industrial pasteurization would be better than home boiling because it heats the milk up for seconds and then cools it immediately

Amanda

[wagamama]

Wherever you are ... it sounds just like Nigeria! We also have tb worries here, so can't drink raw milk.

There was a thread in this forum several months ago about boiling milk. Someone said that boiling is better than industrial pasteurization -- apparently it breaks down the proteins differently. Sorry, I can't remember the exact details!

[SAmama]

Sounds like China. I know of a woman here who cannot have the store bought pasteurised milk, but is fine with fresh milk that is boiled. Interesting.
I cannot do dairy so I don't even bother, but DH gets some and boils it.
On the other hand, the cheese and butter (mostly cultured) we get is all raw as far as I understand it, so I don't even know why bother.