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CHAPTER XXVI 



METHODS AND STANDARDS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND 

 DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFIED MILK* 



(Adopted by the American Association of Medical Milk Commissions, May 1, 1912.) 

 \J^_ HYGIENE OF THE DAIRY 



Under the Supervision and Control of the Veterinarian. 



1. Pastures or Paddocks. — Pastures or paddocks to which 

 the cows have access shall be free from marshes or stagnant 

 pools, crossed by no stream which might become dangerously 

 contaminated, at sufficient distance from offensive conditions 

 to suffer no bad effects from them, and shall be free from plants 

 which affect the milk deleteriously. 



2. Surroundings or Buildings — The surroundings of all 

 buildings shall be kept clean and free from accumulations of 

 dirt, rubbish, decayed vegetable or animal matter or animal 

 waste, and the stable yard shall be well drained. 



3. Location of Buildings. — Buildings in which certified 

 milk is produced and handled shall be so located as to insure 

 proper shelter and good drainage, and at sufficient distance 

 from other buildings, dusty roads, cultivated and dusty fields, 

 and all other possible sources of contamination ; provided, in 

 the case of unavoidable proximity to dusty roads or fields, the 

 exposed side shall be screened with cheesecloth. 



4. Construction of Stables. — The stables shall be con- 

 structed so as to facilitate the prompt and easy removal of waste 

 products (Fig. 91). The floors and platforms shall be made 

 of cement or other nonabsorbent material and the gutters of 

 cement only. The floors shall be properly graded and drained, 

 and the manure gutters shall be from 6 to 8 inches deep and 

 so placed in relation 10 the platform that all manure will drop 

 into them (Fig. 92). 



5. The inside surface of the walls and all interior construc- 



* U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 1, 1913. 

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