DRAMIŃSKI - Milk mastitis

Physicochemical Properties of Milk:

At first , milk might seem to be a simple white liquid. But in fact, it is a complex mixture of a wide range of compounds imprortant to the neonate. The gross properties of milk include:

* Milk is an emulsion of fat globules, and
* a suspension of casein micelles (casein, calcium, phosphorous),
* all of which are suspended in an aqueous phase,
* that contains solublized lactose, whey proteins, and some minerals.
* Leukocytes in milk are part of the suspended phase.