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The Rural Voice, 1983-11, Page 12Save up to 50% on professional farm income tax and bank form preparation fees Over 10 years experience Call for information Stephen Thompson B. Sc. (Agr.), M.B.A. R.R. 2, Clinton NOM ILO 519-482-9225 519-482-7571 (evenings) McKILLOP MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY Established 1876 Phone 527-0400 91 Main St. S. Seaforth FULL COVERAGE Farm & Urban Properties DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS 482-3354 527-1877 345-2234 523-9390 524-7051 527-1837 482-7527 482-7593 527-0687 Ken Carnochan Lavern Godkin Ross Leonhardt John McEwing Stanley Mcllwain Donald McKercher John A. Taylor J.N. Trewartha Stuart Wilson AGENTS E.F. "Bill" Durst Bob McNaughton Wm. Leiper 527-1455 527-1571 523-4257 CALL AN AGENT OR THE OFFICE PG. 10 THE RURAL VOICE, NOVEMBER T T T T T- �-� ♦Tr aT� �T T T T Dr. Ernest Sanford, originally from Guyana, lectures all over North America on swine diseases. Dr. Sanford: Huron Park Vet by Alice Gibb Ernest Sanford would be the first person to tell you he really didn't have any special expertise with pigs. They were simply one type of livestock he treated in his general veterinary practice in his homeland of Guyana. But today Sanford, Ernie to his colleagues, lectures all over North America on swine diseases he's iden- tified at the Huron Park Veterinary Lab, located on the Centralia College campus. Even before returning to Guyana, after graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College, Sanford was drawn to the field—of pathology - the study of disease, in layman's terms. After three years in general practice, Sanford returned to Guelph for post- graduate studies to earn his diploma in pathology. Then, taking a right turn, he took a year-long clinical residency in ophthalmology (the study of eye diseases). When the year ended, he decided pathology was his 1983 real calling, and in 1976, joined the staff at Huron Park lab, which hap- pens to be right in the middle of On- tario's main hog -producing counties. Today the lab, which acts as a backup service for practising veterinarians, is internationally - known for its expertise in diseases. Sanford is publicizing his findings in both the lay press and scientific journals, as well as addressing pro- ducer groups. He's also receiving tissue samples and phone queries from veterinarians in several other provinces and the United States. Dr. Gaylan Josephson, the lab's head veterinarian, Dr. Sanford and Dr. Ed Waters, handle carcasses and living animals from an area that covers Bruce and Grey counties in the north to Lambton in the southwest. The next closest diagnostic labs are in Guelph and Ridgetown. About 50 per cent of the animals examined at Huron Park are swine, about 30 per cent cattle and the re- mainder vary from poultry and sheep