https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/25793/sale-of-milk-post-calving Just a little point that&#39;s got me scratching my head - At a recent CPD event, we were talking about the statutory requirement that milk is not allowed for sale until 96 hours post calving..... Now the gov.uk website is a little difficult to navigateen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/179698?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 May 2017 15:23:40 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:833f8697-2404-46f0-a4c4-95fdbfb62a26mariette asselbergs<p>But it makes excellent pancakes!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/179691?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 May 2017 12:59:04 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d431a425-4ad8-4e96-b862-73a24e101dd0Lucy Fleming<p>I feel like I was told it&#39;s because colostrum doesn&#39;t make cheese very well...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/179623?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 28 May 2017 13:37:43 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:76017404-392d-483f-8825-2442c1109ef3Michael Woodhouse<p>It&#39;s not a data sheet or withhold issue, Clive, I understood there was a number of days milk had to be withheld from sale in legislation. It will say so in the milk contract.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/179622?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 28 May 2017 08:57:38 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:02c191b1-3748-4809-9ebe-6159147aea3aClive Ansell<p>Data sheets state different withdrawal times for different preparations: 96, 84, 24 hours. No mention of a standard or a statutory 96 hours.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/179619?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 28 May 2017 08:12:55 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8e08490d-6ef9-406e-a829-f29b034f4452Emily Rainbow<p>Could it be just an arbitrary figure to try and keep the cell count down?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/179618?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 28 May 2017 01:27:44 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:06ce2572-f16e-43be-ab87-6ae135863d7cMichael Woodhouse<p>I also had 96 hours in my head but some serious googling doesn&#39;t find anything in legislation.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/179600?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 26 May 2017 20:52:14 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:748ed36e-4af0-4a0c-8cbb-e002005d0657Catriona MacIntyre<p>Not sure of the legalities of it, but I always thought you shouldn&#39;t put the &quot;beasties milk&quot; in the bulk tank.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/179583?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 26 May 2017 14:26:50 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:daa3eb2f-c58e-4e61-97bc-a9275fa09bfcClive Ansell<p>Didn&#39;t know that.</p> <p>is it because of the use of long acting antibiotic dry cow therapies (if they are still used?)</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>