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The Colne Valley Water is laid on to all Cowsheds and
Dairies except three, and in one of these there is an excellent
well supply.
The condition of the Cowsheds in the district has certainly
improved greatly in the last four years, though there
is still room for further improvement. Most of the Cowsheds
are old badly constructed buildings, which cannot
possibly be converted into modern, well paved, ventilated and
drained habitations for cows. I have personally inspected
the Cowsheds and Dairies many times during the year, and
many minor improvements have been effected in all, but still,
short of total demolition and reconstruction, I fail to see how
some of the buildings can be brought up to the necessary
standard.
There are now about 200 milk-cows in the district; all
these cows are habitually grazed out all the year round except
during very severe winter weather.
NosystematicTuberculin testing ofcowsis carried out, but
in the case of any suspicious cow the Council has authorised
me to call in a Veterinary Inspector and if necessary to have
the animal tested with Tuberculin.
I strongly recommend that all cows in the district should
be Tuberculin tested at regular intervals, at least twice in the
year, also that a more stringent code of regulations should be
brought into force concerning the cleanliness of the milking
process as regards:—
(a) The Milkers—the scrubbing of all milkers' hands
in hot soap and water and some Antiseptic as
Lysol.
(b) The washing of the cows udder and teats before
milking in some such antiseptic.