EFFECT OF LITTER AND FEED 



Table XXXIX 

 BACTERIA IN LITTER (Backhaus) 



99 



The milk obtained contained 



Bacteria per C.cm. 



With peat litter 3500 



With straw litter 7330 



Backhaus also found that oil cake averaged 450,000 bacteria 

 per gram and bran 1,362,000 per gram, and there is no doubt 

 that other dry foods also contain similar large numbers of 

 organisms. Moist foods such as ensilage would have no effect 

 if entirely consumed but would be equally objectionable as 

 other foods if allowed to dry. 



Stocking ^2 reports the following results in connection with 

 experiments on the influence of feeding before and after milking. 



Hay and Corn 



