Apparent on examination by the animal handler or veterinarian. The infrastructure to assure that the milk never leaves a refrigerated environment on the farm, at the collection center, during transportation or at the processing plant. Bacteria resembling Escherichia coli , found in large numbers in the gastrointestinal tract and capable of causing disease when introduced into other sites in the body, such as the mammary gland. A suspension of tiny solid particles in a liquid from which the solids do not settle out. The first milk produced after calving, which has a significantly different composition and texture from normal milk.
Colostrum is rich in antibodies, which can protect the calf from disease in early life.
A hand-held device for measuring the freezing point of a liquid. Deoxyribonucleic acid is contained in the nucleus of all cells of the body and carries the genetic code that determines all the characteristics of the organism or animal. A carbohydrate made up of two linked sugar molecules. A suspension of one liquid in another. Milk is an emulsion of fat droplets in a water solution.