100 
Philippine Journal of Science 
1919 
Like most milk, buffalo milk has little or no odor. The strong 
odor often found associated with it is due to foreign substances, 
such as hair or flakes of dead skin, that fall into the milk when 
proper sanitary precautions are not used in milking. When 
such foreign substances get into the milk, the bacteria that they 
introduce multiply very rapidly and produce gases with un- 
pleasant odors. 
In the College dairy both European and buffalo cows are kept. 
Buffalo milk is much preferred, because of its richness, by 
both foreigners (American and European) and Chinese. In 
Table XIV. — Milk produced by buffalo cow 5 J f . Average fat for nine 
months, 12.13 per cent. 
[Freshened September 20, 1918. Lactation period not finished.] 
Month. 
Morning. 
Afternoon. 
For 24 hours. 
Aver- 
age 
fat. 
Total for month. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
September _______ _ 
6.2 
10.0 
4.6 
11.5 
10.8 
1.199 
n.ii 
97.2 
10.79 
October _ _ ___ 
6.5 
10.4 
4.8 
11.4 
11.3 
1.223 
10. 83 
339.0 
38.71 
November _ __ _ _ 
6.1 
10.2 
5.0 
• 11.6 
11.1 
1.177 
11. 61 
333.0 
38. 66 
December . 
5.5 
11.0 
4.0 
12.5 
9.5 
1.105 
11. 63 
284.5 
33.09 
January __ __ ___ _ 
6.4 
11.3 
3.8 
13.0 
9.2 
1.088 
11.82 
285.2 
33.70 
February _ 
5.0 
11.0 
3.4 
13.5 
8.4 
1.009 
12.00 
235.2 
27.22 
March _ ..... _ ... 
4.5 
10.7 
3.7 
14.8 
8.2 
1.029 
12.44 
254.2 
31.62 
April . . 
4.4 
11.8 
2.7 
12.0 
7.1 
0. 843 
11.89 
213.0 
25.22 
May 
3.0 
13.0 
3.5 
13.0 
6.5 
0. 825 
13.00 
201.0 
26. 16 
Totals for nine months 
1 
! 
! 2,242.8 
263. 10 
Table XV. — Milk produced by buffalo cow 55. Average fat for lactation 
period, 11.86 per cent. 
[Freshened September 20, 1916. Lactation period finished May 31, 1919.] 
Month. 
Morning. 
Afternoon. 
For 24 hours. 
Aver- 
age 
fat. 
Total fo 
t month. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
Ibs. 
P.ct. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
P.ct. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
September 
6.3 
10.0 
4.0 
12.3 
10.3 
1. 122 
10. 89 
103.0 
11.22 
October _ ___ _ 
5.8 
9.8 
4.2 
12.5 
10.0 
1. 093 
10. 88 
300.0 
30.00 
November. __ 
5.3 
10.2 
4.0 
13.0 
9.3 
1.C60 
11. 40 
279.0 
31.80 
December _ _ _ 
5.0 
11.5 
3.8 
13.5 
8.8 
1.090 
12.38 
273.8 
33. 87 
January 
4.6 
11.0 
3.5 
13.8 
8.1 
0.988 
12.20 
251.0 
30. 62 
February ... 
4.5 
11.4 
3.0 
14.0 
7.6 
0.933 
12.44 
210.0 
26.34 
March. ... 
3.3 
11.0 
2.5 
14.60 
5.8 
0. 728 
12.54 
160.0 
20.06 
April 
3.6 
11.5 
2.0 
14.5 
5.6 
0.704 
12. 60 
168.0 
21. 17 
May 
2.0 
13.0 
1.5 
14. 75 
3.5 
0.482 
13.40 
108.5 
14. 53 
Totals for lactation 

1, 863. 3 
219. 61 
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