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<strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Milk</strong><br />

• Designing a grazing system and following controlled grazing management to stop<br />

animals from causing excessive damage to the fields.<br />

• Avoiding fouling of feed by vermin, pets or wildlife (e.g., birds, cats, dogs,<br />

coyotes, deer).<br />

1.4 TREATED WOOD IN CATTLE ENVIRONMENTS<br />

Treated wood can be toxic to animals if animals are allowed contact with it either<br />

through the skin or ingestion. While treated wood may be needed to construct some<br />

buildings and structures on a farm, some best management practices are:<br />

Avoid use of treated wood in areas where animals can access it or cover the treated<br />

wood with a safe covering.<br />

Avoid exposing cattle feed to treated lumber.<br />

Ensure bedding is not made from treated materials. Confirm with your bedding<br />

supplier if you are not certain.<br />

1.5 PURCHASED INPUTS<br />

The safety of all purchased products can have a significant impact on a farm. It is<br />

important to ensure that purchased products are safe and contain an unaltered product<br />

to avoid contamination of milk and meat. Inputs include items such as fertilizers, animal<br />

treatments, pesticides, sewage sludge, bedding, milking chemicals and teat<br />

disinfectants. Some best management practices are:<br />

<strong>On</strong>ly purchase products from suppliers who use HACCP-based programs, and who<br />

offer a prescription, warranty or guarantee to the safety of those products for dairy<br />

animals or dairy farms.<br />

Purchase products that come in original, intact, unopened containers. For more<br />

information on pesticides, see Section 1.2 of this Chapter. For more information on<br />

livestock medicines and chemicals, see Chapter 4, Section 4.2.<br />

1.6 PEST CONTROL<br />

Insects, birds and vermin can introduce biological hazards into a<br />

dairy farm, so pest control programs should be developed and<br />

implemented. Some common best management practices are:<br />

Establish an insect and vermin control program.<br />

Keep all exterior doors, windows and openings in the milk<br />

house closed or fitted with screens to prevent entry of pests.<br />

Limit access of birds to<br />

barns, feed and bedding<br />

storage areas. Bird droppings<br />

represent a general<br />

risk to sanitation and<br />

animal health. Birds can<br />

also carry and transmit<br />

specific diseases such as<br />

Salmonellosis.<br />

June 2010 1—11

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