I grew up on raw milk, butter churned from raw milk, cottage cheese made from raw milk and I’m 69 years old with no medical problems. I’m so sure it was raw because I was the one that milked the family cows twice a day.
I grew up on raw milk too. That is, until another farmer in the area found that a few of his cows had “bangs”.
My dad went out and bought a home pasteurizer, and that ended my enjoyment of milk.
Pasteurized milk had a “burnt rubber” aftertaste to me, so I quit drinking it then and there.
Why on earth does the .gov think farmers are too stupid to make sure their cows are healthy? The farmers, particularly the small farmers are very careful about the health of their animals - their lives and livelihood depend on it.
And, in rural farming communities, they value their reputations.