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drew attention to their importance in initiating a rational and 

 economic method of feeding and in encouraging the keeping 

 of a regular system of accounts. 



Veterinary Control of Milk. — The Congress appointed a 

 special committee for the purpose of drawing up regulations 

 with regard to a system of veterinary control of milk, and 

 these regulations will be submitted for the consideration of the 

 next Congress. In the first place, however, the Congress 

 expressed the desire that dairy associations should use their 

 efforts towards introducing a system of veterinary control of 

 milk into all towns and other large centres of population. 



Composition of Milk. — The recommendations as to the 

 composition of fresh milk intended for consumption, referred 

 rather to the general characteristics of the milk than to the 

 proportion of fat. The Congress stated that milk destined for 

 consumption should be milk to which nothing has been added 

 and from which nothing has been abstracted, and which 

 fulfilled the following, among other, conditions : — 



(a) The milk should be that of dairy cows in good health, 

 well kept and well fed. No spoilt feeding stuff, no excessively 

 watery food, and no food which imparts a flavour to the milk 

 should be given to dairy cows, or should be given in small 

 quantities only. In the case of animals receiving medicine 

 which might pass into the milk, the milk should not be placed 

 on the market. 



(b) Immediately after milking, the milk should be filtered 

 and cooled. 



(c) The milk intended for consumption should preferably 

 be a mixture of all the milk of at least three cows. 



(d) A minimum fat and albuminoid content should be fixed, 

 but local conditions should be taken into account in fixing 

 the exact amount. 



(e) The milk should be handled exclusively by healthy and 

 expert persons, and with every desirable precaution towards 

 ensuring cleanliness. 



The Congress also passed resolutions relating to condensed 

 and dried milk. The composition of cheese will form a 

 subject of discussion at the next Congress, but preliminary 

 sieps for a consideration of the subject are being taken. 



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