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Consistency : It is richer than cows' or goats' milk ; the cream 

 rises slowly, and the butter made from it is soft, greasy, and does 

 not keep well. 



Odor and taste are similar to cows' milk. 



Specific gravity: 1.034 to 1.042. 



Chemical composition: 



Water and volatile substances 80.0 - 85.00 



Salts 0.5 - 1.25 



Albuminates 4.0 - 6.50 



Fat 4.0 - 7.00 



Milk sugar 4.0 - 6.00 



Asses' Milk. 



Apart from the milks previously mentioned, asses' milk is often- 

 est used as a substitute for breast milk, especially in France. The 

 properties are : 



Appearance: Color, white. 



Consistency: More water than any of the milks previously 

 described. 



Taste and odor are similar to cows' milk, but sweeter. 



Specific gravity: 1.030 to 1.036. 



Chemical composition : 



"Water and volatile substances 89.00 - 92.0 



Salts 0.25 - 0.5 



Albuminates 1.50 - 3.0 



Fat 1.00 - 2.5 



Milk sugar 4.50 - 6.0 



Mares' Milk. 



The keeping of mares for the purpose of utilizing their milk, is 

 at present practised only by some half cultivated races, and in the 

 kumyss establishments, where it is used for the manufacture of an 

 intoxicating drink, called kumyss. 



Mares' milk possesses the following properties : 

 Appearance and consistency : Whitish and watery, like asses' 

 milk. 



