Comments on: Mastitis Breakthrough Dismissed by Major University

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:20:38 +0000

Contrary to your claims, many of the professors I have met stress that using treatments are only a small part of managing mastitis in a herd. The dairy specialists that I have worked with teach that managing the cattle to prevent mastitis is better than attempting to cure it. Perhaps there are some researchers that lean toward the use of products to cure existing infections, but the people that actually disseminate information for on-farm application emphasize prevention measures, since they are more economical. This post reads more like an advertisement for the milking equipment than anything else.

By: Cara Faus

Cara Faus — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:20:35 +0000

Hello,

I saw your natural cures carnival and would love to participate, I’m not sure if it’s a guest post or a link, but I have a link to a post I did on natural cures for mastitis, which worked way better than antibiotics! Now I try natural cures first!

http://www.healthhomehappy.com/2009/08/mastitis-treatments-symptoms-and-causes.html

Cara
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By: Links of the week « The Complete Body

Links of the week « The Complete Body — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:30:50 +0000

[...] hartke]Information about a new milking machine which is healthier for cows. Surprise, surprise, Big Ag is not [...]

By: Patricia Simon

Patricia Simon — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:41:59 +0000

“A simple, non-invasive way to cure mastitis in human females is to apply a vibrator to the lumps. Within a few hours and often much less time, the blockages can be reduced and the pain, fever, suffering, and inflammation go away. I learned this about 18 years ago from a midwife/friend after trying hot compresses, allopathic drugs, you name it…. For me, it was a miracle of sorts and a welcome balm to many days of major pain and discomfort. Using non-invasive methods to alleviate inflammation and pain in humans and animals and are always welcome in the world. Perhaps this could be used for cows! “

Patricia Simon
Seattle, Washington

By: Raine Saunders

Raine Saunders — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:26:58 +0000

This is a great expose on one of the many crippled institutions in our society. Great post, Kimberly! I tweeted this and Stumbled it. Thanks much for this important information! .-= Raine Saunders´s last blog ..Our Relationship To Food, And What That Means In The Modern World – Resolutions to Commit to Sustainability =-.

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:28:58 +0000

Having been associated with a major agricultural university for many years, both as student, faculty and staff, I can tell you that higher ed is only a business. The faculty are not interested in teaching, only in their research grants and book contracts. And what organizations/companies can afford to offer the grants? And if the major ag companies dont get the results that they want, will they offer the grants again?

Of course there are those dedicated professors who love their students, but they are few. Judge from the amount of general education courses that students have to take- and for what, to be well rounded? How about being well-grounded in the chose fields? Many college grads are struggling to find a job.

By: Bill Gehm

Bill Gehm — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:04:14 +0000

It is noteworthy that the Cornell authors biased the study against CoPulsation™. The bias is addressed at CornellDairyResearch.com. The initial “random” segregation of cows resulted in 15 infections assigned to CoPulsation™ with only 9 to the conventional group and all 5 Staph aureus infections assigned to CoPulsation™. The one author admits to making “ingenious modifications” to the used (not new as falsely claimed) CoPulsation™ system tested to get it installed in their university facility and refuses to release the data supporting the study. This is not the first time Cornell has engaged in research fraud. Cornell research into stray voltage effects on dairy cows in the 90’s was proven fully fraudulent by Dr. Michael Behr. Prior to Behr revealing the truth, Cornell staff armed with fraudulent data aided public utilities in defeating dairy farmer litigation raised against utilities responsible for the stray voltage and resulting significant losses in cows and milk.

We routinely enjoyed fresh milk from the bulk tank on my father’s farm. I had also assumed that all dairy farmers did the same but discovered that many do not consume their own raw milk.

Cows will leak milk just prior to milking in anticipation/need of milking. The issue is that many continue to leak milk after the machine is removed due to inadequate milk out and teat canal damage. There is a noticeable difference in parlor cleanliness when the cows are milked with a machine providing a gentle and comfortable milking action. The difference can be readily demonstrated with ones fingers in the liner of a milking machine to compare the pinch and sucking of a conventional machine to the gentle compressive massage of CoPulsation™.

By: Becca

Becca — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:40:31 +0000

Thank you for the information on the new milking systems. We will look into them. We are very small dairy farmers who milk our 100 % grass-fed herd seasonally.

I have to question the notion that milking machines cause pain. Our cows only defecate in the milking barn their first time or two ever being milked. It is a reaction to the “newness” of it all. After that all is clean and calm.

The cows leak milk from their teats in anticipation of being milked. Their milk is “letting down”. Any mother who has nursed a baby knows this reaction all too well and it is not caused by being scared.

Thanks for all of the information!

By: Stanley Fishman

Stanley Fishman — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:56:18 +0000

This blog highlights one of the most shameful aspects of our society – that the very institutions we trust to come up with solutions never solve anything – because, if they solved the problem, they would lose their funding.

By: Damien McKenna

Damien McKenna — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:17:05 +0000

I found the following to be odd:

The family and owner of one 1300 cow dairy now actually drinks their own raw milk due to the quality improvements

Am I being naive to think that all dairy farmers should be drinking their own milk? I grew up on a dairy farm in Ireland and it was the standard practice – it’s already there, just go get some out of the tank.