Clean milk and a clean herd are of the utmost importance to us. We follow all state regulations with regards to milk testing, and go above and beyond by doing daily on-farm coliform testing. As far as we're aware, we're the only farm in Iowa selling raw milk that is tested daily, so you can be sure the milk you're getting is of the highest quality.
SPC & TC testing is done on ready-to-serve milk that has been processed, chilled, and stored according to our usual milking practice, so you can rest assured that we're not sending anything different in for testing than what you're getting when you buy milk from us. We do not try to "cheat the test" by milking directly from the teat into the test vial. That method doesn't capture any contamination that may occur in processing and storage, and is not an accurate reflection of the milk you buy. We believe there needs to be trust between buyer and seller, and that starts with providing accurate, trustworthy test results.
Standard Plate Counts & Total Coliform
Biosecurity Test Results
In 2025, we did our whole-herd blood tests for Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (CAE) and Johne's Disease, and did Q-Fever tests on all our does that we intended to kid the following year.
Q-Fever is known to cause abortions in goats, and is a zoonotic disease, so we want to have those results back before breeding season.
We do our biosecurity testing annually on all goats over 6 months of age.
All our tests were negative.
Other Disease Test Results
In 2025, our veterinarian drew blood on our dairy does for annual brucellosis testing.
In 2024, our veterinarian did a skin test on our dairy does for tuberculosis. He recommends doing this test every three years based on industry standard.
Most Recent Test Results:
Brucellosis
Hey Babe - Negative (6/8/23)
April - Negative (6/8/23)
Tuberculosis
Hey Babe - Negative (6/9/23)
April - Negative (6/9/23)
Records of past tests:
