20. 



QUARAIvTINE STATION AT LITTLETON 



Total number of livestock received at the Farmers Live Animal 

 Market Exchange in Littleton from July 1, ^9^J^. to June 30, 1975 

 was as follows: 



The following Massachusetts animals went through the chute: 



Cattle Brucellosis Suspects 18 

 Horses E I A Positive 5 



There were eighty-seven (87) animals tuberculin and blood tested 

 for dairy purposes. 



In addition to FLAI^ in Littleton, the following animals were 

 received and sold at the Livestock Auction in Easton and the 

 Northampton Cooperative Auction Association, Inc. in Whately, 

 Massachusetts : 



EASTON 



Cattle 8,115 



Calves 9,121^. 



Sheep and Goats 93O 



TOTAL 18,169 



VfflATELY 



Cattle 

 Calves 

 Sheep and 

 Swine 



TOTAL 



Goats 



i|,l63 

 10,502 



1,075 



2,978 



18,718 



LIC-EI^SED DEALERS IN BOVINE AlUKALS 



During the fiscal year 1975, there were eighty-four (Sii) licenses 

 issued to dealers in dairy and beef cattle, and one hundred and 

 thirteen (113) plates were sent out for use on the trucks 

 operated by these dealers. 



A total of six thousand, sixty-three (6,063) dairy cattle and 

 three hundred and sixty-eight (368) beef cattle were reported 

 by licensed dealers as purchased and sold. 



