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07/10/11, 09:28 AM
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Sediment in milk
For the past few weeks I've been noticing some sediment in the bottom of the glass jars if the milk is kept in there for a few days. Tasted it, nothing funky, not coarse, just heavier than the milk & tinged yellow. I filter the milk while I'm milking & also when I get in the house.
Anybody know what this is? I didn't always get it.....or never noticed before.
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07/10/11, 10:35 AM
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well, thats kinda odd, perhaps send some in for testing to make sure its not a form of mastitis setting up. I have had cream and colostrum get heavy and it be at the top but never at the bottom.
As long as your discarding the first few squirts I cant think of anything off hand but would defiantly send off a sample.
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07/10/11, 10:40 AM
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well, thats kinda odd, perhaps send some in for testing to make sure its not a form of mastitis setting up. I have had cream and colostrum get heavy and it be at the top but never at the bottom.
As long as your discarding the first few squirts I cant think of anything off hand but would defiantly send off a sample.
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07/10/11, 11:14 AM
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Probably colostrum?
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07/10/11, 11:33 AM
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Last kidding was over nine weeks ago, so I don't think it's colostrum. I'm milking three does into one container, next milking will separate the milk & see if it's just from one particular doe. I've been giving them Selenium in their feed the last week, wonder if that has anything to do with it.
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07/10/11, 11:43 AM
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Absolutely send a sample in for testing.
Too much calcium in their diet can do this, too, but it's likely somatic cells.
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07/10/11, 12:04 PM
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Ok, next question.....where do I send samples? Vet isn't open today & assuming they don't test for it anyhow.
Nevermind....saw Alices' post about testing for Mastitis....holy COW (or goat!) is shipping expensive!!!
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07/10/11, 12:40 PM
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Why do you have to use Overnight with UPS? In my experience UPS is usually more expensive than USPS.
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07/10/11, 12:43 PM
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Overnight AIR with UPS, and it HAS to get there cold. LOTS of frozen gel paks in the heat right now. You can ship via the U.S. Postal Service if you don't mind reshipping it the right way after they call or email you and tell you the milk is too warm to use for the test.
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07/10/11, 01:58 PM
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Just looked at Hoegger supply online and they have the CMT and another strip looking test for only like $5.95. Seems too good to be true. http://www.hoeggergoatsupply.com/xca...0&cat=0&page=1
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07/10/11, 02:48 PM
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With goats, you use the CMT for ongoing monitoring of the milk. As it's designed for cattle, it doesn't perform the same way for goats. You have to use it regularly and monitor for changes.
I don't know about the other item.
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07/10/11, 08:53 PM
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try if you have a local vet school even if its a vet tech school and they sometimes will test for free, even some extention offices. UGA offeres it for free and Im lucky enough to live within 30 min of them.
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07/10/11, 09:58 PM
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curious as to what you are using to clean the teats with, chemical reaction possibly???
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07/10/11, 11:36 PM
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Not possible since the outside of the teats do not touch the milk.
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07/11/11, 08:12 AM
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I use a cloth rag soaked in Dawn & a drop of bleach (then wrung out) and a clean wet rag to dry.
I separated everyone's milk & it is just one of my does with the sediment. Should I assume it's mastitis & treat it as such? The only "sign" that I can think of that she could have it is that one side of her udder has been producing less lately, although that particular side has never kept up with production of the other one.
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07/11/11, 08:34 AM
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No, do not assume. Take clean samples and have it tested. Request that they also test for which antibiotic to use.
Random treatment with just any antibiotic is not beneficial to the goat's health.
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07/11/11, 09:36 AM
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Defiantly get it tested but try just milking them without cleaning the teat or rag.
Maybe Im doing something wrong but when I wash the teats Im doing from the bottom of the orface to the top of where my hand goes
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07/12/11, 11:37 AM
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Spoke w/three of the vets yesterday & the extension office. All said they don't do testing but provide meds based upon physical signs (hot udder, reduced milk, clumps, etc.). Also checked out three of the farm stores here & no one carries mastitis tests.
It's too bad that no vet around here seems to want to do anything with goats.
I did determine it was one of my goats with the sediment in her milk & also milked her two sides separately & it is the lesser-producing side that has the sediment in it, the other side didn't have any.
Guess I'm off to do some internet shopping for mastitis tests. Is there anything else I can do for her before getting the tests? Her temp was on the high side of normal yesterday, although it was over 100 degrees outside so I'm not at all suprised.
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07/12/11, 11:56 AM
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What you found out with the vets, etc. is not unusual. That's why we send samples in from *all* over the country to LSU's Mastitis clinic. See the sticky at the top of this board for detailed instructions.
If you need whirlpaks for samples, PM me your address and I'll mail you some.
You can NOT get over the counter mastitis testing kids that tell you what bacteria is growing. That's why you send the sample.
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