SANITARY DAIRY INSPECTION. 
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By L. M. Steckel, D.V.M. (O.S.U.), New York, N. Y. 
In the discussion on dairy inspection at the International Vet¬ 
erinary Congress at The Hague, a resolution was presented to the 
effect that only veterinarians should serve as dairy and milk in¬ 
spectors. Prof. Ostertag, Veterinary Director General of the 
I.—A plain, serviceable milk-house. 
Imperial Health Department, Berlin, took exception to the word¬ 
ing of the resolution and modified it to read that qualified men 
only should act as inspectors. In this case, said the professor, we 
will avoid the ire of our agricultural friends. 
When real dairy inspection is to be carried out, when a thor¬ 
ough physical examination of the milch cattle is to be made, there 
is no question but that a veterinarian trained in the diagnosis of 
diseases in animals should be the proper person for this work. 
While any one with a knowledge of dairy cattle and dairy sani¬ 
tation can assist in the inspection, it should be understood that 
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