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MILK HYGIENE 



Department of Dairy Industry, College of Agriculture, 

 Cornell University, 



Score Card for Production of Sanitary Milk. 



Date Dairy of 



Perfect Score 



Health and comfort of the cows and their isola- 



I. Health of the tion when sick or at calving time 45 



herd and its pro- Location, lighting and ventilation of the stable. . 35 



Food and water 20 



Total 100 



Cows 



II. Cleanliness of Stable 20 



the COWS and their Barnyard and pasture 20 



surroundings Stable air (freedom from dust and odors) 



Total 100 



Construction of utensils and their cleaning and 



III. Construction sterilizing 40 



anil raro f tho Water supply f or cleaning and location and pro- 

 tection of its source 25 



Care of utensils after cleaning 20 



Use of small-top milking pail 15 



Total 100 



Health of employees 45 



IV. Health of em- Clean over-all milking suits and milking with 

 ployees and clean, dry hands. 



mor f milk Quiet milking, attention to cleanliness of the 

 iner or milk- udder and dl8carding f ore mnt 2 5 



ing 



Total 100 



Prompt and efficient cooling 35 



V. Handling the Handling milk in a sanitary room and holding it 



at a low temperature 35 



Protection during transportation to market 



Total 100 



TOTAL OF ALL SCORES 500 



If the total of all scores is And each division is The sanitary conditions are 



480 or above 90 or above EXCELLENT 



450 or above 80 or above GOOD 



400 or above 60 or above MEDIUM 



Below 400 Or any division is below 60 POOR 



The sanitary 



conditions are Scored by 



