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8 2017 | international-dairy.com · 21
fixing position of the teat cups. As a result,
this free vacuum prior to the teat connection
draws considerable amounts of contaminated
air into the raw milk container. The
area directly below the cow can contain the
highest concentration of infectious germs
that can be transmitted from animal to human.
These air-borne emissions from agricultural
livestock farming now even concern
the Federal government. The government is
demanding preventative measures for dairy
products (pasteurisation) as well as being
concerned about contamination of residents
near to agricultural enterprises. As a result,
for the first time, the latest version of the
Technical Instructions on Air Quality (TA-Luft)
stipulates that potential reductions in germs
and endotoxins must be investigated for facilities
that require authorisation. Relevant
measures can, for example, be biowashers
and biofilters in order to absorb a majority
of the organic contamination, which would
escape into the atmosphere with the outgoing
stall air.
Such approaches to reduce pathogens in
the outside air naturally do not benefit food
hygiene. The aerosols can affect people
through infectious, allergic, toxic, pharmacological
and other processes. The path of
infection can be through breathing and via
the digestive tract: As is known, farmers and
veterinarians are the two professions with
the highest risk of zoonosis, which is primarily
related to air contamination (breathing).
On the other hand, sometimes severe diseases
caused by children drinking unboiled raw
milk (not certified raw milk) on a farmyard
holiday are typical of the digestive tract. For
this reason, the Lower Saxonian State Office
for Consumer Protection and Food Safety
(LAVES) warns against drinking natural, fresh
milk on its internet portal with the message,
"Raw milk – an underestimated risk?"
Prevention is better
than cure
The question mark behind "risk" does not intend
to invite discussion on the subject. It
(source: Fischer Planning)
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