Reply To: Why does Cholov Yisroel milk cost so much?

I’m surprised no one mentioned this, but in addition to paying mashgichim, and often multiple Hashgochos, milk must come from an animal that is kosher (not just a kosher species, but an animal that isn’t a treifah) so certain surgeries will disqualify a cows milk being used. I heard from a veteran mashgiach that being that it’s hard to know which surgery a particular cow may have had, and cow that ever had surgery is disqualified, and sometimes that’s up to 10% of the cows.