When you buy raw milk from the small farmer, you get milk that is free of hormones and antibiotics. The small farmer does not raise his dairy cows in a feed lot, which contributes greatly to the spread of disease, contributing to the need for antibiotics. Small farmers usually do not feed their cattle grain, which is a factor in cattle developing E-Coli.
Raw milk keeps the original composition, as opposed to pasteurized milk, which means the lactose sugar is not altered to beta lactose.(livingnotsurvivng.com) There is a wide selection of research readily available that shows that lactose intolerant people can drink raw milk with no adverse effects. There is also much research showing those children who have asthma and/or hay fever have reduced or no symptoms after switching to raw milk.
Most of theses studies have been done in European countries. This comes as no surprise. Raw milk is readily available in European countries. You can actually purchase raw milk there from vending machines the same as we do here with soda and water.
Our government says they are protecting us by prohibiting us free access to raw milk. I feel that we as smart citizens of this free country are capable making an informed educated decision about what we put into our bodies and what we feed our children.