But if you make that decision based on magical thinking and claims pulled out of thin air, then you need to inform yourself.
My credentials are that I am a PhD educated medical researcher. My current focus is public health. Daily, I read voluminous quantities of the primary scientific literature--where actual scientific studies are published, with methods described and results presented.
What are your credentials? More importantly, what are the credentials of those who claim that raw milk is safe and attribute all kinds of magical properties to it?
I've no idea where you got the notion that calves fed pasteurized milk will die--as this cattle industry report shows, calves do quite well with pasteurized milk. Also, keep in mind that bacteria (like E. coli O157H7) that are not harmful to cows can be deadly to humans.
FYI, there is no such thing as a "sanitary" farm. Growing up on a ranch in rural CA, I never saw one--and I don't see any in this rural area where I live now. Cows are animals; animals are not clean. That's just their nature.
Credentials? you want to match your PhD against some other PhD? And do you have a discipline? You say you ‘are a PhD educated medical researcher etc’. And your ‘current focus is public health’...Are you employed? Are you now at a paid researcher focusing on public health? And btw, are you really ‘exDem’ or just ‘exMom’? Are you really still a flaming liberal wanting the Gobment to control all aspects of our lives?