Show irradiation improves milk among tile newer methods of treating milk to improve its quality irradiation by violet rays la 13 gaining favor according to work done at the university of wisconsin madison milk thus treated has a slightly lower bacterial count and lower acidity than ordinary whole milk it was found that nt at refrigerator temperatures irradiated milk will keep several hours longer than athole hole milk not so treated this added keeping quality Is partly due to a very slight reduction in the development of acidity of the milk after irradiation |