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A common pattern in the "I get my raw milk from <src> and I'm fine" appears to be that it is a nearby source, it is perhaps only a few hours old (no shelf life
by earleybird 5y ago
A common pattern in the "I get my raw milk from <src> and I'm fine" appears to be that it is a nearby source, it is perhaps only a few hours old (no shelf life requirement) and the source is not at scale (a few cows perhaps). My dad grew up on a homestead where they had a few milk cows and raw milk was just how it was. Their health depended on the quality of care the gave their animals. Pasteurization is a basic requirement for scale and shelf life. Things will go wrong when you have a herd of 80 head, a half dozen hands running the milking machines and the milk ends up on the shelf for a couple of days. (maybe fewer hands now with automation). To bring it back to IT, think of it as cattle vs pets.
- lupire 5y agoWhy are small forms less error prone, on a per unit basis?
- earleybird 5y agoThe biological activities (health of the animals and the diseases they are exposed to) are no different from small to large. It is easier to monitor and manage the health of the family cow than a large herd. Mind you, automation these days goes a long ways to mitigating that complexity. Still, having a large herd in close quarters (twice a day they're all coming in to be milked) means exposure risks go up exponentially. The same issues come up in meat production. See antibiotics employed to keep large herds healthy - where healthy is a low bar meaning 'not sick'.