Science blog posts
Timeline of cow breed development
Overview of cow breeds on a timeline of when they were first introduced.
2/13/2025
California governor declares Bird Flu emergency
Governor Newsom declares a state of emergency targeting the increase in human cases of HPAI, or Bird Flu.
12/19/2024
USDA orders mandatory bird flu testing
Federal tracking of HPAI/ Bird Flu has expanded from animal samples to milk samples in the USA.
12/8/2024
She simply tolerated the lactose
Woman tragically develops lactose intolerance, then regains her ability to consume dairy by slamming skim milk.
11/22/2024
Netherlands begins monthly testing of raw milk
Raw milk testing will increase from quarterly to monthly in the Netherlands.
11/13/2024
Polish study finds A1 and A2 milk react differently to pasteurization
A study from Poland finds A2 raw milk resists chemical changes when subjected to pasteurization, compared to A1 milk, yet none of this matters when the milk is raw.
9/9/2024
Pasteur never pasteurized raw milk
Louis Pasteur developed the principles behind milk pasteurization, not the methods of industrial gatekeeping or germophobia.
9/3/2024
Boar’s Head factory harbors listeria in Virginia
Boar’s Head factory linked to an 18 state listeria outbreak, likely due to Trump era deregulation to boost big food producers.
9/2/2024
Raw milk and avoidable failures in biosecurity
Raw milk deaths are exceedingly rare, but it’s not impossible. Let’s take a look at some cases where raw milk might have contributed to someone’s death.
7/27/2024
FDA bird flu advisory vs media hype
Separating what The FDA is actually doing with various media hype machines pushing their own agendas.
7/4/2024
Cows bullied by birds face nutritional challenges and aggression issues
Invasive bird species are bullying cows for their feed, here’s what farmers and researchers are doing about it.
6/12/2024
Comparing raw milk foodborne illness data with other foods
Raw milk is not exceptionally dangerous compared to other commonly consumed foods. Let’s look at some data.
6/11/2024
Bird Flu highlights occupational hazards faced by industrial farm workers
All three human cases of Avian Influenza (H5N1) were cases of employees working for large-scale factory farms.
5/30/2024
Did raw milk make politicians in West Virginia get sick?
Old misinformation, recently published by a high-ranking medical busker on the platform currently known as X.
5/15/2024
Bird flu excuse to postpone Colorado raw milk bill
Avian Flu is back, or at least it was for a moment. The discourse, however, is eternal.
5/8/2024
Watch a raw milk farmer test their goat milk
See raw goat milk samples from two goats get tested on the farm. See how the process works and how the results are interpreted.
2/22/2024
Raw milk bacterial testing before it leaves the farm
The Raw Milk Institute published a video showing how raw milk can be tested for bacterial counts before it leaves the farm.
12/24/2022
Raw milk research from the Netherlands
Dutch scientists are ahead of the United States in terms of raw milk science. Here are some resources sent in by a friend in the Netherlands.
12/9/2022
Mark McAfee attends the International Milk Genomics Consortium 2022
Mark McAfee, founder of the Raw Milk Institute, shares his takeaways after attending IMGC Symposium 2022.
12/8/2022
Raw Milk Institute free online raw milk safety course
The Raw Milk Institute provides training for raw milk dairy farmers to help keep their facilities clean and produce clean milk.
7/3/2022
95% of Mongolians deemed lactose intolerant, yet dairy makes up 30-50% of their diet in the summertime
Alleged lactose intolerance doesn’t stop Mongolians from enjoying over 20 different dairy-based foods. Article by Harvard Magazine.
7/2/2021
List of US states with more cows than people, numbers and ratios 2020
Nine states in the USA have more cows than people, let’s take a look at the numbers.
6/23/2021
Photo dump: ancient Aurochs and breeding attempts to revive the wild cow
Like many domesticated animals, the cows of today descend from a wild breed. Let’s take a look at the ancient aurochs, the original wild cow.
6/22/2021
Randomized trial shows milk hydrates better than water, sports drink, beer, and more
Chart showing the hydrating effectiveness of a variety of drinks. They tested water, soda, orange juice, coffee, lager, something called “oral rehydration solution,” a few other liquids, and milk won out.
2/20/2021
List of countries with more sheep than people, numbers and ratios 2020
Of course, these numbers don’t include humans who drink plant based milks or those who trust the government for health and dietary advice. We’re counting a strict use of the term ‘sheep’ in this article.
1/23/2021
List of enzymes found in unpasteurized raw milk
Let’s get to know some of the enzymes that are found in unpasteurized raw milk. These are the nutritional enzymes that lose most if not all of their nutritional value during pasteurization.
1/20/2021
Game Changers athletes no longer vegan
Here’s a list of “vegan athletes” who have abandoned the vegan diet, gotten injured, have left their sport soon after, or were never actually vegan in the first place.
12/18/2020