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Tuberculosis Order of 1925 (Animals).
REPORT OF VETERINARY SURGEON,
MR. H. E. BYWATER, M.R.C.V.S.
Sixty-four animals were examined under the above Order
during the year under review, and where necessary the milk of
suspected cows was submitted for bacteriological examination.
One cow, during a routine inspection of cattle under the
Milk and Dairies Order, was found to be affected with Tuberculosis
of the udder, and was accordingly certified and slaughtered.
The diagnosis was confirmed by post-mortem examination, and
the disease being advanced, £5 (or 25 per cent. of the agreed
market value of the animal) was paid to the owner by way of
compensation.
A few other cows were placed under observation, but later
were released as it was found that they did not come within the
scope of the Order.
The Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915.
The Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
REPORT OF VETERINARY SURGEON.
The usual periodic inspections of cowsheds were carried out,
at which 481 examinations of cattle were made.
Several cases of mastitis and indurated udders were noted,
and the appropriate measures taken to safeguard the public. One'
such case was proved to be tuberculous, and the animal was dealt
with under the Tuberculosis Order of 1925.
The Milk and Dairies Order has now been in force for over a
year; prior to its introduction, all cowkeepers and dairymen were
circularised in order that they might be made familiar with its
provisions, and every opportunity has subsequently been taken to
instruct cowkeepers and their employees as to the requirements
of the Order and in the general hygienic production of milk.
These efforts have not been without some promising results,
and in this connection it may be of interest to note that one cowkeeper
has erected a new dairy and carried out certain structural
alterations to facilitate cleaner production of milk.
Another cowkeeper has done better, having re-constructed
part of his premises last year and installed new plant; he has
since .installed a steam steriliser, by means of which all utensils
are sterilised twice daily, and is now producing Grade "A" Milk.
The result of examinations of samples taken from these premises
under the Milk (Special Designations) Order 1923, indicates that
the milk so produced is of the standard laid down by the Ministry
of Health.
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