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Jenkinsburg
News
BY MRS. T. H. PRICE
(LAST WEEKS LETTER)
Sunday spend the day
guests of Mr. M. W. Childs
were Mrs. Miriam Dobbs of
Rome and Mrs. Betty Sarfaty
of Decatur.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Giddens
of Jacksonville, Florida
spent several days last week
with Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Sims.
Mr, and Mrs. T. H. Price
attended the retired Railway
Express men’s dinner at
Morrison’s in Atlanta last
Tuesday night. Ninety one
guests attended.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry
Shepherd, Jan and Mark
were Sunday luncheon guests
of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Sims.
Mrs. Lurline Bradford of
Nashville, Georgia was also
a guest.
Mrs. T. H. Price attended a
luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Ralph Smith in Atlanta,
Thursday.
Mrs. J. W. Childs of
McDonough was weekend
guest of Mrs. M. B. Farrar,
while Mr. Childs was on a
fishing trip to Florida.
Mrs. Olin Pettigrew was
hostess to the Sewing Club on
Wednesday. Members enjoy
ing the good food and
fellowship were Mrs. Sarah
Caldwell, Mrs. Mary Lynn
Goggans, Miss Tommie Hig
gins of Jackson, Mrs. Dewitt
Price of Forsyth, Mrs. T. T.
Patrick, Mrs. T. H. Price,
Mrs. M. B. Farrar, Mrs. H.
G. Harris, Mrs. R. A. Allen,
Mrs. Otis Mangham, Miss
Ruby Lane of Jenkinsburg
and a visitor, Mrs. Anne
Wade of Lilburn. Three
members were absent.
Rev. and Mrs. Elbert
Moore and Mary Anne of
Hampton visited Mr. B. R.
Hay at Sylvan Grove
Hospital Sunday afternoon.
They were supper guests of
Mrs. B. R. Hay, Mrs. R. S.
' Letson and Joye and Faith.
Rev. Moore brought the
message at Jenkinsburg
Baptist Church Sunday night.
• Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Saunders of Eufaula, Ala
bama were weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Saunders. They all went
over to Griffin Sunday to
enjoy a birthday dinner for
Mr. Albert Saunders at the
home of his daughter, Mrs.
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Manager, Veterinary Services, Norden Laboratories
HIDDEN DANGER
FOR HORSES
Like other warm-blooded
animals, horses are suscept
ible to a variety of internal
parasites. These parasites
can cause serious problems,
including anemia, lameness,
colic or cough.
Horses are exposed to this
kind of infestation when they
graze in pastures contami
nated by manure containing
parasite eggs. Larvae hatch
from the eggs and climb up
grass blades, gaining entry
to the horse’s digestive
system by being swallowed
along with vegetation.
Depending on the type of
worm, the parasite larvae
may travel from the stomach
to the lungs, heart, and liver
or burrow into blood vessels.
W’hen they near maturity, the
larvae migrate back to the
intestinal tract, and females
lay eggs that pass out with
the feces, beginning the cycle
over again.
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Most parasites are blood
suckers, and a large popula
tion can extract enough blood
to cause anemia and stunted
growth. Occasionally colic or
lameness occur as the
parasites block blood ves
sels.
There are different kinds of
parasites. Strongyles, also
called bloodworms or red
worms, are probably the
most dangerous. Their habit
of extensive migration
through the body simultane
ously damages individual
organs like the liver and
Kerry Smith and Mr. Smith.
Mrs. Lily Minter Saunders
of Sequoia, California has
been visiting relatives here
for two weeks. She was called
here due to the death of her
brother, Mr. John 0. Minter.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Posey of
Stone Mountain were Satur
day spend the day guests of
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Allen.
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small blood vessels.
A second type of parasite,
known as ascarids or
roundworms, are generally
found in young horses -those
up to 4 or 5 years old. The foal
ingests eggs, and the worms
hatch out in the small
intestine, migrating to the
lungs. After a few days, they
reach the windpipe and crawl
or are coughed up the
esophagus and then are
swallowed a second time.
Completion of the lifecycle
occurs in the small intestine,
where females can grow as
long as 15 inches, releasing
eggs for the next generation.
Some worms cause more
discomfort than actual
physical damage. In this
class are pinworms, which
concentrate in the lower
intestine and rectum of the
horse. They can cause
intense itching, which the
horse tries to relieve by
rubbing against fence posts
or other solid objects. Tis
leads to poor hair growth or
the rump, and sometimes
secondary infection if rubbin
is frequent.
Few horses escape worm
infestation, and regular
administration of anthrlmin
tics (anti-worm agents) is
required to keep them
healthy. Since anti-worm
agents can be toxic if
improperly administered, it
is wise to ask your
veterinarian for worming
advice. Your veterinarian
will determine which para
site is infecting your horse
and prescribe the proper
medication.
In addition to proper
medication, other preventive
measures should be taken. If
at all possible, owners should
use a pasture rotation
system, in which horses are
moved regularly from one
grazing area to another. It is
beneficial to graze horses in
a pasture formerly used by
cattle or sheep, since equine
parasites cannot reproduce
or survive in the digestive
system of other animals.
After several months, the
number of eggs and larvae in
the pasture should be
reduced, and horses can
graze there again.
If the horse is kept in a stall
or small paddock, manure
should be removed promptly.
Some horse owners recom
mend storing manure in an
insulated pit for a minimum
of two weeks so that heat is
generated to kill both
parasite eggs and larvae.
Even then, manure should
not be spread on pastures
which might be used by
horses in the next months.
Providing food in a feedbox
or manger also reduces the
number of larvae that the
horse will pick up from the
ground. Other preventive
steps include completely
cleaning the stall once a
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week, using new bedding,
and replacing clay or dirt
stall floors annually.
Controlling parasites in
horses is obviously a year
round task. Lack of attention
to this problem will result in
a sickly animal which will
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1976
Butts County
Health Dept.
BEWARE - YOUR GARDEN
HOSE MAY BE
DANGEROUS
Cross connections, the
direct connection of two
piping systems allowing a
[ potable water supply to be
connected to containing
potentially dangerous con
taminants or water of
questionable quality, are not
uncommon. The garden hose
connected to the outside hose
bibb probably represents the
most common cross connec
tion and should be considered
a possible source of contam
ination.
The garden hose is often
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used for a variety of
potentially hazardous duties.
It is used for application of
poisons, fertilizers and in the
mixing of these hazardous
substances. The hose is often
left submerged in swimming
pools, chemical mixing tanks
or simply left laying on the
ground where it may be
exposed to contaminants
such as animal waste,
overflowing sewers or septic
tank systems, fertilizers and
pesticides. A drop in water
pressure can cause these
contaminants to be drawn
into the potable supply.
All of these possibilities
can be prevented by using
good common sense when
using the garden hose and not
allowing these conditions to
develop. An added safeguard
would be the installation of
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an inexpensive hose bibb
vacuum breaker to prevent
these contaminants from
entering the potable water
supply. However, the use of
this device does not protect
the hose and you should
remember that the water in
the hose may be contaminat
ed and should not be used for
drinking water at any time.
Information how to obtain
a vacuum breaker can be
obtained at your local Health
Department. Our telephone
number is 775-3145.
W.E.Essich,
Butts County Sanitarian
Butts County Health Dept.
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