DIVISION OF DAIRYING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 

 J. Peter Griffin, Director 



DAIRY FARM INSPECTION 



Chapter 940 of the Acts of 1977, effective January 4, 1978 abolished 

 the milk regulation board and moved the responsibility for the inspection 

 and registration of dairy farms from the Director of the Division of 

 Dairying and Animal Husbandry to the Commissioner of the Department of 

 Food and Agriculture. Acting under authority of the Commissioner, the 

 Division made 7896 "first inspections" for health and sanitation at dairy 

 farms supplying the Massachusetts market with fluid milk. Approximately 

 21%, or 1734 farms, failed on first inspection and required reinspections. 



MILK PLANT INSPECTION 



Ninety-five "first inspections" were made for health and sanitation 

 compliance and 25% failed on first inspection and required reinspections. 



M?»STITIS CONTROL 



122,537 milk samples from approximately half the dairy herds in the 

 state were collected and delivered to the diagnostic laboratory at the 

 University of MasSo in Amherst for the purpose of detecting mastitis. 

 This program of sampling, testing, reporting, treating and resampling 

 maintains high production in the herds of the state and a better quality 

 milk for consiamers. 



U.S.D.A. GRADING AND U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH RATINGS 



Personnel in this Division certified by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 

 devoted 74 days to this work, and from the fees charged, the Commonwealth 

 received $7,800 in income. 



All requests for U.S. Public Health Service certified raw milk 

 ratings were fulfilled by the personnel in this Division certified by the 

 UoSo Public Health Service- 



The appropriated b udget for the fiscal year for the various programs 

 and administration of this Division was $217,584. 



