260 MILK HYGIENE 



3. The veterinarian shall be advised as to the composition 

 of the feed. The following rules apply: 



a. No roots may be fed to cows producing nursery milk 

 except carrots and sugar beets, and of these not more than 20 

 kilos [40 lbs.] per day. 



b. Cows producing regular milk may receive as much as 

 30 kilos [60 lbs.] per day, provided this amount does not 

 cause diarrhoea. 



c. Beet tops, beet trimmings, cabbage, distillers' slops, 

 malt, etc., may not be fed. 



d. For cows producing nursery milk, the following foods 

 are prohibited: molasses, cotton-seed meal, green or dry buck- 

 wheat and mustard. These feeds may be given to other cows, 

 but only in small quantities. Molasses must not be used if it 

 produces any undesirable effect. 



e. If rape seed is used, it must not contain any consider- 

 able quantity of oil of mustard, and before it is used it must 

 be shown to the official veterinarian. 



4. The producer is required, so far as possible, to forbid 

 frequent and sudden changes of food. 



5. Before the cows are stabled in the fall, the hair is to be 

 clipped from the udder, tail and thighs. 



6. The use of beast milk is forbidden until ten days after 

 calving. The milk shall not be used from cows that have daily 

 less than 3 kilos [3 quarts] . 



D. THE CARE OF THE MILK 



1. Milking must be conducted with the highest degree of 

 cleanliness and care. The following specific rules shall apply: 



a. Each milker must always wear a milking suit and must 

 be supplied with a towel. Clean water must be supplied in 

 ample amount, so that the hands may be washed as often as 

 necessary. 



b. The stable must be so well lighted, and especially behind 

 the cows, that those who do the work can see clearly enough to 

 perform their work in an orderly and clean manner. 



c. Immediately after milking, the milk is to be passed 



