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and the movement of poultry in the area restricted for a period of 28 days. No
further outbreaks occurred.
THE MOVEMENT OP ANIMALS (RECORDS)
ORDERS. 1960 & 1961
Detailed records have to be kept by stockholders of the movement of bovines,
sheep, goats and pigs to and from their premises.
These records are necessary so that in the event of outbreaks of foot-andmouth
and other infectious diseases, investigations can be made at the premises
from which any animals have recently been received. Animals which have left the
premises can also be traced and kept under observation.
All stockholders were visited during the year to ensure that the proper records
were being kept.
The records showed that the following stock was held in the Borough:-
Pigs Bovines
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Diseases of Animals (Waste Pood) Order, 1957
Once again during the year the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Pood urged
the need for care in the handling of waste foods and swill to minimise the risk of
spread of animal diseases. There has been increasing evidence that outbreaks of
foot-and-mouth disease, swine fever and fowl pest are being caused by animals and
poultry gaining access, either to raw foodstuffs or to waste which had not been
properly boiled.
The Diseases of Animals (Waste Pood) Order, 1957 prohibits the feeding of unboiled
waste food to farm animals and poultry and requires that all such food shall
be boiled for at least one hour in plant licensed by the Local Authority.
Ten licences were originally issued under the Order but only five plants now
remain in use. These are all visited by the Public Health Inspectors from time to
time to ensure that the licence conditions are being complied with. One infringement
was noted and dealt with.
Importation of Dogs and Cats Order, 1928
There is an establishment at Mill Hill licensed by the Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food and used for the detention and isolation of imported
dogs undergoing quarantine.
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