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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: little blue on April 01, 2013, 05:44:45 pm

Title: fresh milk clotted on pasteurisation
Post by: little blue on April 01, 2013, 05:44:45 pm

just pasteurised yesterday's milk, having taken the cream off ... looks lovely!


Milked today & pasteurised it - it has kind of clotted.


little lumps, rather than stringy.
 She has no signs of mastitis, kidded 4 days ago.


Is it just colostrum?!
not something we've experienced before (naive goatkeepers perhaps?!)


 ???     :dunce:     :goat:

Title: Re: fresh milk clotted on pasteurisation
Post by: Anke on April 01, 2013, 05:59:05 pm

Have you tasted it? If it tastes odd it could just be that she could do with a Multivit/trace element booster/drench - may be low on Copper/Cobalt/Selenium.
 
But could be just colostrum....

Title: Re: fresh milk clotted on pasteurisation
Post by: jinglejoys on April 01, 2013, 06:06:10 pm

Wouldn't know I just drink it as it is ;)  but seriously I agree with Anke