HYDATIDS ON FARMS
Machine To Boil Offal
(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, April 11. A machine which will dispose of fresh offal and thus help to eliminate hydatid disease has been designed by the Plunket Society. It will be put on the market soon after testing by the Department of Agriculture. The director of medical services of the society (Dr. Neil Begg) said today that the machine was rugged and weatherproof, and could be sited on the farm near the killing area. It was fuelled by diesel oil. “The pluck of the newly-killed sheep is put in the container and the burner is lit,” he said. “That is all that is necessary as the machine boils the pluck for the appropriate time and then turns itself off. There is no need for the farmer to wait around after he has lit the machine.”
Dr. Begg said that because the farmer's child handled and fondled the farmer’s own dog it was fair to say that he acquired the disease from that source. There was no doubt that the farmer who practised proper offal disposal made his farm a safer place for his children.
“This is a safe, economical, efficient unit, in my opinion, which will turn infected livers into a safe dog food without any wasting of the farmer's time or efforts,” Dr. Begg said.
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28251, 12 April 1957, Page 3
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224HYDATIDS ON FARMS Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28251, 12 April 1957, Page 3
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