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ProfessorGAC

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12. From A Worker Standpoint...

Reply to 50 Shades Of Blue (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 09:41 PM

Apr 27

...I'd think raw milk poses a risk for dairy farms.
My dad was a milkman, so I've been inside several dairies.
Even back in the day, it was easy to avoid exposure to raw milk. There are no open vats. Everything is in sanitary piping systems. Only at the fill line is it exposed to air, and by then it's pasteurized.
The people running milking machines, on the other hand, would be easily exposed.

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⚠️CDC WARNING FOR ALL VETERINARIANS, POULTRY, DAIRY & CATTLE FARMWORKERS, SLAUGHTERHOUSE WORKERS [View all] highplainsdem Apr 27 OP

I'm getting a bit worried about our next-door neighbors who have a backyard chicken coop ;(. LauraInLA Apr 27 #1

How would a backyard coop become exposed? vanlassie Apr 27 #5

Birds fly everywhere. Difficult if not impossible to protect cbabe Apr 27 #9

How am I going to get a mask on my cat? vanlassie Apr 27 #2

Yeah, I was wondering about that too. Xavier Breath Apr 27 #7

Oh that makes sense. Mine are indoor only. vanlassie Apr 27 #8

See reply 10. House mice can carry the virus, too. highplainsdem Apr 27 #11

I just skimmed through the replies, don't see any recommendations. I'd recommend keeping them highplainsdem Apr 27 #10

Keep them indoors. There PlutosHeart Apr 27 #20

I feel so bad for the birds people eat. Their lives are horrible mucifer Apr 27 #3

We're toast if that breaks through, RandySF Apr 27 #4

Raw milk seems to have become a real obsession with fundies lately... 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 27 #6

From A Worker Standpoint... ProfessorGAC Apr 27 #12

And if the bird flu doesn't get you the Brucellosis might. littlemissmartypants Apr 27 #13

K&R orangecrush Apr 27 #14

I think it would be a good idea, too, to make sure that wnylib Apr 27 #15

This is nuclear. Bluethroughu Apr 27 #16

Post removed Post removed Apr 28 #25

Thin crust or hand tossed? BannonsLiver Apr 28 #27

This frequent flyer troll loves that frozen crap Brother Buzz Apr 28 #29

lol... I said "frozen," too. Cha Apr 28 #31

LOL, actually I started riffing on Groucho Marx when her name splashed Brother Buzz Apr 28 #32

Lol at Groucho.. Yes you must be going as in Cha Apr 28 #35

Lol... definitely Frozen. Cha Apr 28 #30

Enjoy your stay... pdxflyboy Apr 28 #28

that is pretty alarmist and is missing an important phrase from the cdc recommendation Kali Apr 27 #17

A worker could unknowingly spread the virus throughout an entire herd and take it home with them. littlemissmartypants Apr 27 #18

the CDC is not recommeding ALL animal workers to take extreme cautions Kali Apr 27 #19

I'm aware of that. I'm speaking to the different mitigation techniques. littlemissmartypants Apr 28 #22

Got it Kali Apr 28 #23

The Dr quoted in the OP Zeitghost Apr 28 #21

It's Eric Feigl-Ding - he traffics in alarmist AZSkiffyGeek Apr 28 #34

I work quality assurance in a dairy plant NickB79 Apr 28 #24

I bet he's not as hair on fire as Eric Ding BannonsLiver Apr 28 #26

Yeah, I'm expecting a shrug NickB79 Apr 28 #33

I would say if it is in an affected state Kali Apr 28 #36

We're not going to stop eating eggs from our hens, Bayard Apr 28 #37