MILK, ITS COMPOSITION, ETC. 139 
FAT MILK, 
Observed in Ewes subjected to highly nutritious 
alimentation, May also be observed during cestrum. 
Treatment.—Regulation of the diet. 
Alterations in Milk Due to External Influences. 
CURDLED MILK. 
Seen in the Cow and Goat. 
Causes.— Diseases of the digestive organs, acid food, 
affections of the mammary gland, as mastitis, hyper- 
zmia, tumefaction in advanced gestation, nymphomania 
overheating of the body. 
As the result of external influences: great heat, 
electrical conditions during thunder-storms, damp 
stables, uncleanliness of mangers, “consumption of 
rusty grain” (Fleischmann), bacteria. 
Treatment.—Dependent upon cause. Regulated 
ventilation and temperature are essentially necessary. 
Perfect cleanliness of dairy utensils. Refrigerant 
apparatus recommended, and some alkali added to milk. 
Alkalies administered internally. Attention to digestive 
irregularities, and to the udder. 
‘Organisms observed which produce acidity and 
curdling of milk: Bacterium lactis, micrococcus of 
osteomyelitis, staphylococcus albus, S. citreus, S. cereus 
albus, S. cereus flavus; Streptococcus pyogenes, S. 
erysipelatosus, S, coli gracilis, Bacillus pyogenes 
fetidus, Bacterium lactis acidi, Bacterium lactis 
aerogenes, micrococcus ovalis, and micrococcus et 
Sphaerococcus lactis acidi. 
