DAIRY INSPECTION IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 20

DAIRY INSPECTION IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

ENGLAND. The pairy, the well-known English specialist journal, suggests the following 1 as "ideal conditions which might be used as a basis for rules and -regulations for ensuring a pure milk supply" : — _ 1. Have the herd examined frequently by a skilled veterinarian. Promptly - re- , move any animals suspected of _ being in bad health. Never add an animal until it 'as perfectly certain .-that -it is free from disease, especially tuberculosis. / 2. Never allow a cow' to be «xcited by hasA driving, abuse, loud talking, or unnecessary disturbances. ~ Do ' not unduly expose her to cold or storms.-. 3. Clean the entire body of tho cow dailyv Hahr in the region of the ndder ehouldr be kept short. Wipe the udde-r and tho surround in-g parts with a clean, damp cloth before milking. 4. Do not allow any strong: flavoured feed, such as garlic, cabbage, or turnips to be eaten except immediately after milking. b. Salt should always, be accessible. 6. Radical changes "in feod should be made gradually. 7. Have fresh, pure in abundance, easy of access, and not too cold. 8. Dairy cattle should be kept in a shed where no other animals are- housed, preferably without cellar or storage loft. The shed should be well lighted (four square feet of glass per cow) and dry, with at least 500 cubic feet of air to each animal. It should have air inlet 3 and outlets, co arranged as to give good ventilation without draughts of air on cows. Tho presenco of flies may be reduced by darkening, and removing the manure as directed . below. 9. The floor, wall, and ceilings of the shed should be tight, walls and ceilings being kept free of cobwebs, and whitewashed twice a year. There should bo as few dust-catching ledgec and projec- , tions as possible. 10. Allow no musty 1 or dirty litter oar strong-smelling material in the shed. Store - manure unde* cover at least 4Wt from the shed in a dark place. Use land plaster • daiiy in gutters and on floor. 11. Cans should not remain in the byre while being filled. Remove the milk of each cow at once £© a clean room ; strain immediately through cotton flannel or absorbent cotton; cool to 50deg F. as soon as strained, ' store at oOdeg P., or lower. All milkhoures should be screened. 12. Milk utensils should be made of, metal, with all jointa smoothly soldered i or, when possible, should be made of stamped metal. Never allow utensils to become ruety or rough inside. Use milk utensils for nothing but handling, storing, or delivering milk. 13. To clean dairy utensils, use pure water only. First rinse the utensils in warm water in which cleansing material has been, dissolved ; rinse again ; sterilisewith boiling water or steam ; then keep inverted in pure air that may have ready access, and sun if possible, until ready for use. _ 14. The milker should wash his hands immediately before milking, and should milk with dry hands. He should wear a clean outer garment, which should be kept in a, cleqm place when not in use. Tobacco should not be used while milling. 15. In milking be quiet, quick, clean, and thorough. Commence milking at the' same hour every morning and! evening, and milk cows in the same order. 16. If any part of the milk is bloody, 6tringy, or unnatural in appearance, or if by accident dirt gets into the milk pail, tlie whole mess thould be rejected. 17. Weigh, and record the milk given by each cow. 18. Never max warm milk with thai? which has not bean cooled, and do not allow milk to freeze. 19. Feed no dry, dusty feed just previous to milking. 20. Persons 6uffering from any disease, , or who have been exposed to a contagious disease, must remain away from the cow* and the milk. 21. It is needless to «ay that the shorter the time between tho production of milk' aud its delivery, and between delivery and use. the better will \» the quality of the milk. AMERICA. The points assigned in a score-card to be used in dairy inspection in the United Stat«s, particularly in relation to the milk supply of cities, as designed by the • Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, and submitted to the National Dairy Association, are as follow : — 1. Health and protection of the herd (no score is given, until all sick cows have been removed ; all cows coughing or emaciated must be i<solated, and their milk must not be used). Cows in good, vigorous condition, not too thin, 2 : ventilation in stable, 6 ; 'light, 4 ; pure food and water, 4 ; comfortable cowshed, 4. 2. Cleanliness of Cows and 1 their Surroundings. — Cows all clean, 8 : byre clean, 6; air pure, no insanitary buildings, or manure heap within 200 ft, 3 ; yard clean and well drained, 3. 3. Utctosils.— Uiemsils (clean, free from' ruet, sterilised, 8; pure water for cleaning

The Lawrence-Kennedy-Gillies Milking Machine not only gives satisfaction to our new eliente, but those who nave had then* installed for years cannot speak too Jiighjy of their excellent qualities. One great advantage is, the machine operates on fchg teats in a manner so closely- resembling" the calf's action that there is no poesd* bility of injury. This, in addition to tbet machine being an economise*- of labour," time, and money, makes it necessary itoati all dairy-farmers should investigate thd merits of the L.K.G. Milking Machine.— J. B. MacEwan and Co. (Ltd.), Sod* Agents, Dunedin.

4gnd protection ot its source fron? contamination, 6; utensils constructed with ■seams filled irith solder, so as to be easily ■cleaned, 2; proper place for cleaning and storing utensils, including steam boiler and ■6terilising oven, 4. 4. Milkers and Milking (all attendants must be healthy, and must not live in a house where any communicable disease •exists). — Milking done with clean dry hands, and cow's udder sponged or "wiped >?itn damp cloth before milking, 10; special -suits used for milking, or regular suits well brushed, 5; use of small-top milt pail, 5. 5. Hand-ling iihe Milk. — Prompt cooling to below 55deg F., and keeping- at a low temperature, 10; dealing with milk in a -sanitary roo*m, 5; protection during transportation, 5. [The points allotted show the relative importance attached to the various requirements,' and in this respect the "score-card" '4s highly instructive. — Ed. Otago .Witness.]