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APPENDIX 8.
Returns prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Department of Agriculture for Scotland, showing the extent to which veterinary inspection of dairy cattle is undertaken by local authorities.
(a) Routine inspection of dairy herds (statement furnished by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, compiled from information supplied by district inspectors).
County.
Devon
Dorset
Durham...
183
Veterinary staff.
Frequency of inspection.
Remarks.
Whole- Part- time. time.
No
routine Appointment of one veterinary in- whole-time veterinary spection of dairy cattle
carried out
Nil
About three times per year
Essex ...
one,
1
19
Nil
County.
Veterinary staff.
Whole- Part- time. time.
Frequency of inspection.
Remarks.
Bedford...
Nil
5
Nil
Berkshire
Nil
7
Nil
There has been no in- spection of dairy herds in this county. Appointment of
possibly two, whole- time veterinary off- cers, now under con- sideration.
Sampling at farms.
No routine veterinary inspection of dairy cattle carried out.
inspection So far staff not large enough to do more than one inspection.
per annum
Buckingham Cambridge
Nil
Chester
1 chief veterinary officer and 5 assistants
One
Cornwall
Cumberland
Nil
Nil Herds on farms (1,133) supply ing raw milk at least once, in many cases twice, per an- num. Herds on farms (804) sup- plying butter once per annnm
No routine ex- amination car- ried out. The two whole-time inspectors deal only with sec- tion 4 cases
No routine veterinary inspection of dairy cattle carried out. The routine inspections are carried out by the whole-time staff only. General inspection of the herds and detec- tion of cases giving tuberculosis milk. Search for emaciated animals and collection of samples of sputum whenever available.
* Includes one veterin- ary inspector, recently appointed for sheep scab.
Two whole-time veterin- ary inspectors have
been recently
ap- pointed by the local authority, but for the milk and dairies order. They would deal with the tuberculosis order, if necessary, in the course of their duties under the first-named order.
Gloucester Hereford Hertford
Huntingdon
Derby
2
19
1
Nil
16
10
Twice yearly.
Nil
Twice a year
Nil
Isle of Ely
Nil
Isle of Wight Kent
Nil
3
1
20
Nil Nil
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Lancaster
Nil
Nil
Nil
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officer is now under consideration by the Devon local authority. Two to four veterinary inspectors(whole-time) are about to be ap- pointed to inspect dairy herds twice a year.
No routine inspection under tuberculosis order of 1925. Inspec- tion made under milk and dairies order. Mr. Medlock has just taken up the appoint- ment chief veterinary officer, Essex, and has not yet formulated his scheme. Up to now county council has only provided for in- spections in two dis- tricts with a view to ascertaining the cost. This came to an end a year ago.
More than twice yearly when thought neces-
sary.
No systematic inspec- tion. Each inspector paid an inclusive fee for all duties under diseases of animals and milk and dairies orders, but no returns were rendered. At present under review with routine inspec- tions proposed. No routine veterinary inspection of dairy cattle carried out.
Whole-time veterinary officer. Controlling action taken in cases of reported tuberculo- sis and has also in- spected herds as time allows, but under no system.
No routine inspection of dairy cattle carried out.
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