Is there really cow pus and scabs in milk?

Answer 1

Pus, by definition, is comprised of dead leukocytes and somatic cells that have died from preventing an invasion of foreign bodies like bacteria and viruses. Milk, by that definition, doesn't necessarily have pus in it, but it does have leukocytes (or white blood cells). As far as scabs are concerned, no, scabs are not found in milk

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Answer 2

Not normally - cow milk is sterile until it is released from the milk glands into the teat canal. However, a cow with mastitis may have some purulent material in the milk, which generally results in the milk being a foul color, nasty smelly and possibly chunky as well. This is not milk that would be collected for human consumption - it is poured into the sewage system as waste milk.
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Answer 3

Not if the dairy producer (which happens to be 99% of all dairy producers!) is very strict about keeping milk from those cows that have mastitis separate from the milk from healthy cows. Such milk from infected cows gets thrown away. However, human error can occur and if the milk from that infected cow does get into the human food chain, there still is pus (which is infiltrations of dead/alive white blood cells [particularly neutrophils]) in the milk even after it is cleaned or pasteurized.

Pasteurization is only useful for killing the "harmful" bacteria that is found in the milk. In a healthy udder, the environment is sterile, and thus the milk itself is sterile (no bacteria to speak of). However, when the milk is being squirted out either by hand or by the milk machine, bacteria that is always found on the outside of the teat will and does get into the milk. To prevent this, or at least minimize the amount of dirt and bacteria that may get in the milk, the teats are always cleaned (and hands are washed too, or clean gloves are put on) prior to being hooked up to the milk machine. However, there's still a chance that the farm hand doesn't clean a teat properly or forgets to clean a teat (which probably happens I'm sure, especially if there are 100 to 1000 cows to milk twice a day!!), and bacteria still ends up in the milk

Answer 4

No, there is not. When viewed underneath a microscope, milk appears like this because you can see the individual components (for example, the fat in milk appears as a yellow pus-like substance).

Answer 5

No there should never be blood and puss in milk. Milk is made of approximately 88% water, and 3-4% milk fat which contains protein, lactose, and minerals.

Answer 6

No it is not.

Answer 7

yes