Much relief in the barn as the TB and CAE results come in, and everyone is clear! Thank goodness - as we don't actually have to legally test for TB, and do it off our own back, I always find it really scary to wait, knowing that the lives of our lovely girls are at stake. But as we think it's the only responsible and sane thing to do, we grit our teeth and do it every year.
More good news with the microbiology tests for the milk, kefir and our upcoming coconut water kefir - all immaculate! We are regularly tested and spot checked by Environmental Health, but we pay to have our own testing as well done at the public microbiology labs in Carmarthen. Our tests were so clear that the count was less than 2 - which means undetectable. A common count would be 10 to the power of something - so the lab worker told me that he had never seen such a low count. I just smiled - people who drink raw milk and kefir know that there's no chance bad bugs can live in there! Here's the study that proves it -
We're just waiting now for the labels to come in to start making the coconut water kefir, can't wait!
Goats are enjoying this last minute blast of heat and sun, out basking yesterday as if winter will never come -
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