[Arabic Text] [Clean Quarters Mean Less Disease in the Cattle and in the Milk]

whole: the five main images occupy the majority, with a smaller image placed in the lower left, held within a blue circular inset. The title and text are separate and located in the lower third, in black. All set against a white background and held within a brown border. image: the upper image is a depiction of cows being walked towards a milking shed. The lower images depict health and hygiene measures for dealing with cows, such as washing out cowsheds, proper feeding, brushing their coats, and drawing off fore-milk for examination. The small image is a depiction of a Union Flag. text: [Arabic text] G.P.D. 377/38/20 [Top: A herd of cows coming in to well-ventilated cowsheds to be milked. Above: The cowshed is cleaned and washed out every day. Centre: Cows should be properly fed to ensure that they have a balanced diet sufficient to sustain them as well as to supply the material to make their milk. Above right: Before milking, the cows are cleaned with a damp brush and their udders washed and dried. Right: The fore-milk is drawn off before milking. An examination of the fore-milk will show, in time for treatment to be given, whether the cow has contracted mastitis or any other disease. British milk production No. 3. Clean quarters mean less disease in the cattle and in the milk. Clean quarters are essential if a herd of cows is to remain healthy and produce milk of good keeping quality, free from disease. The cowsheds should not be overcrowded and must be well ventilated. Before milking, the cows are brushed down with a damp brush that will take the dust and loose hairs off their coats. Their udders are washed with fresh water and dried with clean cloths, giving particular attention to the deep crevice between the pairs of teats. Brushes and cloths are sterilised, and cowsheds are washed out daily to prevent dust and refuse from infecting the milk. Proper feeding will keep the cows in good health and increase their milk yield. Cows must get enough food not only to sustain them but to make their milk. The average yield of a British cow is from three to four gallons of rich, creamy milk per day. For freedom.]

GPD 377/38/20 British Milk Production No 3 An English language version was also produced (see PST 16178) Produced as part of a series of posters (see PST 16174 to PST 16177, PST 16180 and PST 16181)