The main objection for cow's milk feeding for sucklings has been pointed for the fact that the casein-albumin ratio is 5: 1 in cow's milk or 6.3: 1 in conventional powdered milk while it is 1: 1 in mother's milk.
The new type milk powder trially produced by Dairy Reserach Inst.of Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd. has a casein-albumin ratio of 1.7: 1, which is much closer to mother's milk. The feeding with the new type powdered milk for 2 to 4-month-old babies for a period of 3 months was trially carried out with the following results.
1. Earlier addition of powdered grain for enriching caloric value caused no gastroenteric disturbance.
2. No cas, of diaper scratch nor objection to intake of milk appeared.
3. Favourable body development was obtained.
4. Favourable ossification and remarkable anemiaprophylactic were seen.