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Some months prior to the holding of the examination the following 

 syllabus of subjects for examination was prepared and published, and a 

 number of candidates took advantage of the opportunity of attending pre- 

 paratory classes established at the Melbourne Veterinary College for the 

 subjects contained in the syllabus : — 



Examination for Supervisors. 



The examination for dairy supervisors will include written, oral, and 

 practical tests, and will require of candidates a knowledge of — 



Dairy Practice, including {a) stock management, the breeding, rearing, 

 feeding, and management of dairy cattle ; the composition and value of the 

 most important foods or food stuffs ; the factors which influence the yield 

 of milk, ih) Dairy farm management, including the preparation and culti- 

 vation of the land, and the subsequent handling and preservation of the 

 crops; pasture, water supply. {c) Milk and dairy produce, their charac- 

 ters, production, examination, preparation, and manufacture, methods of 

 handling and transit ; dairy utensils and appliances. 



Dairy Sanitation.— {a) The arrangement and construction of buildings 

 and yards ; (b) disposal of drainage and manure ; (c) methods of cleansing 

 and disinfection. 



Stock Ailments. — A sound knowledge of the notifiable diseases 

 under the Act, including {a) svmptoms and diagnosis ; {b) methods of 

 isolation ; and {c) quarantine and disease prevention. 



Evidence of ability to verbally expound details and facts concerning the 

 above subjects, and to carry on inspectorial duties in a tactful and educa- 

 tional manner, will receive a special recognition in the examination. 



No special text-books are prescribed, but candidates may consult the 

 following with profit : — Bailey — Princifles of Agriculture. Wing — Milk 

 and its Products. Year-Book of Agriculture for 1905. 



Seeing that the examination of stock ailments will only cover notifiable 

 disea.ses, there is no book which deals with these alone in concise form. 

 Standard modern works which may be consulted for these diseases are Law, 

 Vet. Medicine, Vol. IV., or Bollar, Diseases of Cattle. 



The examination, which extended over ten days, comprised : — {a) A 

 written paper. {b) An oral examination before the Board of Examiners. 

 {c) A practical examination on Knowledge of Stock, and the details of 

 Dairy Farming practice. Of 260 candidates who presented themselves 

 twenty-two passed. 



In December, 1906, a second examination was held, and seventy candi- 

 dates presented themselves. The majority of these had been in attendance 

 at special classes for dairy supervisors conducted at the Melbourne Uni- 

 versity during the previous six months. These University cla.sses embraced 

 instruction, by means of lectures and demonstrations in the following sub- 

 jects : — {a) Animal Physiology, by Professor Osborne. {b) Bacteriology, 

 by Dr. R. J. Bull. (c) Principles and Practice of Dairy Farming, by 

 Messrs. R. Crowe, R. T. Archer and P. J. Carroll, (d) Diseases of Cattle 

 and Veterinarv Science, bv Messrs. S. S. Cameron, M.R.C.V.S., and W. 

 A. N. Robertson, G.M.V.'C. 



The second examination was conducted on the same lines as the first, 

 with the result that of the seventy candidates twenty passed. 



On appointment, the supervisors have been subjected to further training 

 in their duties, both by means of lectures and practical inspection work, 



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