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No 50 : August 21, 1958

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Farm School

A farm school organised by Federated Farmers and the Gisborne Veterinary Club, with the cooperation of the Health and Agriculture Depts. met with considerable success and had good support from local farmers.

The incidence of hydatids throughout New Zealand is alarmingly on the increase and, associated with the farm school, the Agriculture and Health Depts. gave demonstrations of hydatid eradication in an afternoon at the showgrounds.

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Mr Evans of Gisborne Veterinary Club gives demonstration of dosing dog for hydatids.

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Opening of farm school was by Mr E. G. Griffiths, agricultural adviser to U.K.

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Map indicates incidence of hydatids in New Zealand.

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Y.F.C. representatives gave demonstrations of sheep killing and skinning.

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Mr Allan Box, Ngatapa, Chairman of Provincial Hydatids Eradication Committee, points out evidence of hydatids on liver of newly killed sheep.

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Raw offal is boiled in water before use as dog food, to avoid hydatid infection.

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E. B. Smythe, livestock instructor for Dept. of Agriculture, displays specimens of hydatid infection in sheep and pig livers.

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