The following information is provided for you and your veterinarian to consider in the unwholesomeness of milk and meat for human and animal consumption while a cow has an active udder infection of Pseudomonas and Staphlococcus aureus. The contaminated milk may be a source of bacterial infections when ingested as unpasteurized milk by people and large and small animal species. Since the cow may have generalized, systemic infections of these bacteria, the meat and other tissues may also be a source of infection when ingested. If the cow is sold and slaughtered, during meat inspection, she may be condemned for human and animal food due to evidence of systemic infection. These infections are notoriously difficult to treat. Milk and meat may lose the infection in successfully treated cows. The food safety measures are to keep infected cows out of the food chain.

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