COLOSTRUM 



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than in normal milk. The microscopical appearance of colos- 

 trum is characterised by the presence of glandular epithelium 



Table XXX 

 COMPOSITION OF COLOSTRUM (Sothurst) 



Table XXXI 

 COMPOSITION OF COLOSTRUM (Engling) 



Specific gravity 



Total solids 



Caseinogen 



Albumin and globulin 



Fat 



Lactose 



Ash 



After 

 72 Hours. 



0.035 

 13.36 



3.33 

 1.03 

 4.80 

 4.10 

 0.82 



in the form of foam cells and signet ring-shaped cells with so- 

 called moons and caps, and in albuminophores. Numerous 



