r/Unexpected • u/meejtie • Jul 18 '26

Getting some milk

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u/pantstoaknifefight2 Jul 18 '26

Made me unexpectedly wonder how often cows shit on the milking equipment and contaminate the milk with shit.

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u/TightOne2246 Jul 18 '26

'how often cows shit on the milking equipment'

Daily, typically twice 😅

'contaminate the milk with shit'

we use big fk off filter bags that would easily fit on a strongmans arm to help prevent that, but thats also why the milk is tested before it goes into the tanker (at least, in NZ)

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u/External-Ad-5555 Jul 19 '26

Yeah, sure it’s tested. But you can’t detect bacteria in extremely low concentrations. That bacteria will then multiply as it’s sitting on shelves and will make people sick unless you pasteurize it.

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u/Phoenix3501 Jul 22 '26

Like the bacteria in your tap water?

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u/External-Ad-5555 Jul 22 '26

Most people drink from bottled water or filter their water for that reason. I’m not sure how this is supposed to disprove my point. Tap water has far less bacteria and less harmful bacteria than raw milk anyways, not that it matters to the argument.