DIVISION OF DAIRYING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 

 J, Peter Griffin, Director 



DAIRY FARiM INSPECTION 



Of the 7684 initial yearly inspections of dairy farms made by division 

 personnel, 22 per cent or 1685 farms failed to comply with the Commonwealth 

 of Massachusetts regulations, necessitating repeat inspections. Approximately 

 24 per cent of the reinspections still failed to comply, resulting in warning 

 letters, hearings and fifteen exclusions. An additional 900 dairy farms in 

 Maine were inspected by personnel of the Maine Dept. of Agriculture. These 

 inspection reports may now be accepted by the Commonwealth under stipulated 

 conditions as per Chapter 940 of the Acts of 1977. 



MILK PLANT INSPECTION 



Ninety-nine "first inspections" were made of milk plants, with 23 per 

 cent not approvable, resulting in numerous reinspections before acceptable 

 compliance was achieved. 



MASTITIS CONTROL 



A total of 138,706 milk samples were collected from 668 herds for delivery 

 to the diagnostic laboratory at the University of Massachusetts, where they 

 were analyzed. This voluntary program aids dairy farmers in the detection, 

 treatments, and control of mastitis which results in higher production for the 

 dairyman and in better quality for the consumer. 



USDA GRADING & USPH MILK RATINGS 



Division persoiinel licensed by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture spent 78 

 days inspecting and sampling dairy products, resulting in income to the 

 Commonwealth of $9,660. 



Division personnel certified by the U.S. Public Health Service as Milk 

 Sanitation Rating Officers fulfilled all requests by industry for Interstate 

 Milk Shippers' raw milk supply ratings. 



FINANCIAL REPORT 



The appropriated budget for the fiscal year was $236,200. 



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