128 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MILK HYGIENE 



vice. Unless bacterial testing is to be used only to find 

 faults and no assistance is to be offered in correcting 

 them, it must be combined with dairy inspection. 



Inspection of a dairy farm should include an exami- 

 nation of the following: 



I. Stable: 



1. Exterior. 



2. Interior. 

 II. Cows: 



1. Cleanliness. 



2. Stage of lactation. 



3. Symptoms of disease. 



III. Stable practices : 



1. Cleaning the stable. 



2. Cleaning the cows. 



3. Milking. 



4. Feeding. 



5. Bedding. 



IV. Milk House: 



1. Location. 



2. Construction. 



3. Apparatus. 



4. Water supply. 



A certain system or routine should be followed in 

 making the inspection so that nothing will be overlooked. 

 It is usually convenient to begin with the stable and then 

 to follow the course of the milk from here to the storage 

 cans or bottles, although the point of beginning will have 

 to be varied to suit the circumstances. The best time to 

 make an inspection is while the cows are being milked, 

 but, unfortunately, all dairies cannot be visited at this 

 particular time. The inspector should provide himself 



