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(26) Cows that are emaciated from chronic diseases or any cause 

 that in the opinion of the inspector may endanger the quality of the 

 milli must be removed from the herd. 



TUBERCULIN TEST 



(27) The herd should be free from tuberculosis, as shown by the 

 proper application of the tuberculin test. The test should be applied 

 in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Livestock 

 Sanitary Board of Pennsylvania. 



(28) No new animals shall be admitted to the herd without first 

 having passed a satisfactory tuberculin test, made in accordance 

 with the rules and regulations of the State Livestock Sanitary Board 

 of Pennsylvania. 



(29) Immediately following the application of the tuberculin test 

 to a herd for the purpose of eliminating tuberculous cattle, should 

 the disease be found, the cow stable must be disinfected under the 

 inspector's supervision according to a method approved by the State 

 Livestock Sanitary Board. Barnyards must be cleaned and dis- 

 infected after the tuberculin test in a manner directed by the in- 

 spector. 



(30) When tuberculosis is found on the original test a second tuber- 

 culin test should follow each primary test in six (6) months, and 

 should again be applied in accoi dance with the rules and regulations 

 of the State Livestock Sanitary Board. Thereafter the tuberculin 

 tests should be applied annually. 



MILKERS 



(31) The hands of the milkeis must be thoroughly washed with 

 soap, water and brush, and carefully dried on a clean towel imme- 

 diately before milking. The practice of moistening the hands with 

 milk is forbidden. 



(32) Clean overalls, jumper and cap must be worn during milking. 

 They should be kept clean and used for no other purpose, and when 

 not in use they must be kept in a clean place, i)roteeted from dust 

 and dirt. 



(33) No milker shall permit his hands, fingers, lips or tongue to 

 come in contact with milk intended for sale. 



(34) Milkers must see that the milking stools are kept clean. 



(35) Milkers are forbidden to spit upon the walls or floors or into 

 the gutters of stables, or upon the walls or floors of milk houses, or 

 into the water used for cooling the milk or washing the utensils. 



MILKING 



(36) The first streams from each teat should be rejected, as this 

 fore milk contains large numbers of bacteria. Such milk should be 

 collected in a separate vessel and not milked onto the floor or into 

 the gutter. The milking should be d(me rapidly and quietly, and 

 the cows should be treated kindly. 



(37) Milk fiom all cows should be excluded for a period of fifteen 

 days before nnd five days after calving. 



(38) If milk from any cow is bloody and stringy or of unnatural 

 ai)pearanee, the milk from that cow must be rejected and the cow 

 isolated from the herd until the cause of such abnormal appearance 

 has been determined and removed. 



