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X. Has there been in the district within the past three months any 

 cases of a contagious or infectious character ? If so, to what extent and 

 at what distance from the farm ? 



If there are any other matters likely to affect the present or future 

 milk-supply from this farm add any remarks or suggestions. 



VETERINARY REPORT 



I. Number of cows in milk at date of inspection. Of what breed, 

 and number of each breed ? 



II. Are all the cows on the farm in good health and flesh, and 

 free from evident signs of tuberculosis'? And what is their general 

 appearance ? 



III. Are any of the cows suffering from cough, from disease or 

 affections of the udder, from eruptions or chaps on the teats ? 



IV. Are the cows carefully tended and their coats and udders kept 

 clean ? 



V. Are any of the cows milking in less than four quarters ? If so, 

 state the number of such cows, and specially ascertain cause, and examine 

 for traces of disease. 



VI. Do you consider the cows well fed, and with proper food for 

 producing good, wholesome milk fit for the delicate digestions of infants 

 and invalids ? 



VII. Where is the milking performed ? What are the provisions for 

 washing the cows' udders and milkers' hands ? Are they satisfactory, 

 and, so far as you can ascertain, strictly enforced ? 



VIII. What is the nature of the water used for cattle-drinking, from 

 what source, and do you consider it satisfactory and safe for that 

 purpose ? 



IX. Are the cowsheds of ample cubic space, well ventilated and 

 drained, and are the cowyards regularly cleansed ? 



X. How much of the year or day is passed by the cows in the fields 

 and in open or closed sheds respectively ? 



XI. What is the general health of the cattle in your district ? 



XII. Are there any known cases of tuberculosis in your district ? If 

 so, where, and to what extent 1 



XIII. Has there been within the last three months any case of 

 pleuro-pneumonia or other infectious cattle disease on the farm or in 

 the neighbourhood ? If so, at what date, and what distance from the 

 farm 1 ? 



If there are any other matters likely to affect the present or future 

 milk-supply from this farm add any remarks or suggestions. 



