LTHOUGH the first part of the year was normal and satisfactory in every respect, with some increase in activities, the disturbances during the latter part affected all branches of the Veterinary Division of the Council's Health Department.
Dealing with the Settlement's Milk Supply, this section of the annual report of the Department states that the average daily milk production was 36,042 Ibs., an increase of 8.13 per cent. over 1936.
Seventeen dairies licensed by the Council were directly affected by hostilities, and whilst some managed to evacuate their herds into the Settlement, others were forced to let the animals loose and leave them to their te, The resultant. reduction in the number of milk producing animals, in conjunction with a severe outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease and, later, a shortage of fodder, caused the average daily milk production to drop to nearly half by towards the close of the year.
Prices have been steady during 1937, but, due to considerable rage In cost of fodder, a number of dairies raised their prices slightly in November.
gratifying to note that none of the samples of milk taken from Hieensed dairies were found to adulterated; the 2 per cent, unsatisfactory samples being due to deilency in fat and/or solles-not 'THE is noteworthy, since 8 pet cent. of the samples of milk from unlicensfed dairies were found to be unsatis: factory, 07.6 per cent. of the total number of unsatisfactory samples Yoing due to adulteration, Mlk Tests The results of the bacteriological examination of mille samples were satisfactory, although, occasioned by Grade "B" dairies. exclusively and attributable to lack of skilled labour, the number of unsatisfactory samples rose from 16 per cent, in 1996 Yo'19 per cent, in 1037.
Routine biological tests for Tuber: culosis during the year all gave Over 84000 routine examinations ere. made in accordance with the Milk and. Dairies Regulations, showing that conditions on the whole can be termed satisfactory, and indicating an improvement over previous years.
"phe numbers of open TH, suspect wes decreased, as did the confirmed killed by shooting, excepting, of] course, those intended for Jewish consumption.
'The Department's Pig Stunner was further perfected, and the Ox Stunner has also been' Improved, although further experimentation is desirable.
'The installation of equipment. for electric stunning in all' the private: big. slaughterhouses, "in accordance with amended Ticence conditions, was unavoidably delayed by hostilities, bhut has now been completed. in the slaughterhouses in the Western District where, since the closing of the Abattoir, Mumicipal Pig Slaughter house and 2 Private Pig slaughterhouses in the war affected areas, the Seltlement's kill of pigs and a" few oxen were handled, the bulk of oxen, however, going to the French Abattoir.
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