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cyanogenus" (Fuchs), "Vibrio syncyanus" (Ehren- 

 berg). Milk which is very albuminous, due to nitro- 

 genous alimentation, or very alkaline, with feeble 

 coagulating properties, is predisposed to this alteration. 

 " Certain diets, diseases of the udder, etc., by retarding 

 the acidification of the milk, may have a certain 

 influence upon its production " (Hueppe). Contamina- 

 tion by the medium of air and flies may be a causative 

 factor. 



Treatment. — Aeration, cleansing and disinfection of 

 stables, dairy, and utensils, In certain cases change of 

 diet is indicated. "Washing of the gland with anti- 

 septic solutions to destroy organisms" (Zurn). 



Other anomalies are : Red and yellow milk ; foreign 

 products in milk, such as abnormal substances, flavoring 

 matters, coloring matters, medicinal substances, patho- 

 genic organisms transmissible to the human subject^ 

 red blood corpuscles or hemoglobin, etc. 



