The ideal source of milk for infants is breast milk or, if unavailable, commercial infant formula. If breast milk and infant formula are not available, give pasteurized (boiled) full-fat cow’s or goat’s milk alongside suitable complementary foods.
How to Pasteurize Raw Animal Milk
Pasteurization is a process that kills harmful bacteria by heating milk to a specific temperature for a set period of time.
You need
- Raw animal milk
- Heat-resistant container or glass jar with cover
- Small pan
- Water
- Stove or cooking fire
Follow these steps
- Pour milk in a clean, heat-resistant container or glass jar.
- Place jar of milk in a small pan filled with water. Make sure water is two fingers above the level of milk in the jar.
- Heat water on hot fire until water reaches a rolling boil (large bubbles).
- Remove jar immediately from boiling water. Leaving the water to boil too long will destroy nutrients in the milk.
- Cover and place jar in cool water or let it stand alone until reaches room temperature.
- Feed infant the room temperature pasteurized milk within 6 hours, or refrigerate to use within the next few days.
