Any disease of cows, especially the infection, makes livestock breeders lose a lot of money. Although such diseases can and should be cured, but during the use of drugs, the milk they give, you can not drink. When the danger passes and antibiotics are no longer accepted by cows, then you can begin to milk them.
In addition, some diseases do not allow the use of cow's milk for drinking, even if animals give it in large quantities. Cows can hurt leukemia - this is a blood disease that can develop for a very long time. During this period, cows are underflicting and treated, and also give milk. But can you drink it? Let's find out.
Is it possible to become infected with leukemia from a cow?
Leukemia is a chronic disease that can lead to the appearance of various tumors. In the past, he had another name - leukemia or white blood. The disease gradually spreads to the entire herd. It is enough to get one cow and all around her, even calves, will be infected. No indicators are important here, absolutely everything is subject to the disease.
The course of the disease has long passed without symptoms. Accordingly, during this time, one individual can infect hundreds of others. It is worth noting that this period is delayed for months and even years.
Harmful substances stand out with milk and therefore it can be dangerous to health. Despite the fact that bacteria in it learned to eliminate it, carcinogens still remain.
Especially a big risk for young children. They most often receive tumor diseases when using infected milk. At the same time, leukemia itself is not transmitted to them.
The virus cannot adapt to the environment, and livestock breeders are actively using this:
- They heat milk to 60 degrees, and this kills all bacteria within 10 minutes
- Boiling at 100 degrees completely removes the infection in a minute
- Milk can also be processed by a disinfectant solution - a caustic margin of 3%
This method works only when the cow develops only the first stage of the disease. At this time, the cow has no symptoms, but the disease can be detected by blood tests.
Could the milk of cows sick with leukemia be dangerous?
As you know, in the first stage, milk is not at all dangerous, because all the bacteria are killed in it. But the second stage is characterized by finding a huge number of white carts in the blood of a cow. Their number is growing constantly and therefore the disease was called white blood. Here, again, all diagnostics are carried out according to analyzes.
The first signs can be identified according to other signs - a chair is disturbed, constipation and diarrhea arise, especially before and after the birth of offspring. The cubs themselves are transmitted from the mother, because the disease penetrates the amniotic fluid, as well as the birth canal.
People cannot drink milk of such cows, because at least processing with high temperature and kills microbes, carcinogens that occur during treatment are not removed. So it is better not to consume milk.
At the same time, leukemia is not transmitted to people, but the possibility of developing cancer and malignant tumors is not excluded. It is also important to note that viruses can change and mutate.
The rapid reproduction of poor -quality cells in the bone marrow does not allow new red blood cells, platelets and leukocytes. This leads to a decrease in their amount in the blood. This problem can really be transmitted through milk. A person who used this product quickly loses weight and gets tired. As soon as these signs are manifested, you need to immediately consult a doctor.
It is not recommended to use milk of sick cows. Not a single benefit or pity is worth it to take such a risk. But then can there be foods from this milk? Yes, it is possible, but provided that it passed pasteurization.
Even despite financial losses, as a rule, many livestock breeders for the safety of all cattle part with infected individuals and change them on healthy cows.
