ML19347E655

Package of 17 Veterinarian & Farm Health Repts Re Effect of TMI on Animals

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before the summer felt in Sterling. theYleasure Fair of Renaissance, and it was then that we "We will go through Duncannon. Sellnsgrove. Willi- "We are not closed to othere joining either. We ) carr.e up with the scheme of this wagon trip. It is our '

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HF.J.LTH F.EPORT Tc n. I y, 19.] D j, ;;,.,jrex /% s m U=DAQ 7 79 Goat - Black & White - 4i years old. Hair fell out on back - Faw sores developed the size of half dollars Treated sores with bacon fat to keep flies off. Sores healed - hair came in red. Have pictures. Cats Three males do not breed some less than a year old one li years old. 5 79 charles conley's 2' arm. Kitten born with head locked in position - unable to mo've it's head - died. 5 79 Three kittens in a litter - one died. (J.K. Fisher Far:.) 7 79 Four kittens in a litter - all died. (Vance Fisher Fan ) 7 79 Eight kittens died - Five in one litter and 3 in the other. (J.K. Fisher Fan) " 79 Cne black kitten born - only one in litter. Name: Flip -Flop Deserted by mother at six weeks. rescued and kept for study and observation. Motion film on this one. Sy=ptcas: Although unable to walk et birth, it now takes eight er nine steps before it flops over. This anical is now five nonths old. It is small for it's age but respords to us, finds it's own dish, compensates for ids walking liabilities by walking and leanir4 against the baseboard and can =cve quite rapidly despite it's impairments. There is a definite weakness in the hindquarters and while eating pecks it's food like a chicken. The nervous systen appears to be damaged.

Page 2 Health F.eport his animal must stablise itself under something three inches off the floor while eating otherwise it will lose control and flip over backwards landinf N it's back. 8 79 Two kittens in this litter One kitten developed the same symptoms as the above with less severity. This aninal is able to walk. his was not the same mother. h e same father is a strong Possibility. 8 79 Litter of kittens - three - another mother hese kittens were all in different stages of develop =ent. 1. born with fur died next day 2. smaller with no fur - fetal stage 3 smaller yet - lesser fetal sta6e Have pictures on these. All these case histories came from the J. K. Fisher Farm Charles Conley Mr. Conley raises p3 ss. This is the second year with different Farm pigs that Mr. Conley's animals did not come into heat. TE FCLLCWING IS A FECINT HISICRY OF DAIEY CCWS ON TE JEEEMIAH K. FISEE FARM CCVS' NAMES Alice Could not breed - sold 10-30-79 aborted 6fl9-79-sold 8-9-79 Edith Calf due Cet. 79 3abe Iast Calfing - July 1979 Came in heat off and on for five months. Examined by Vet three tines. Cn 12-31-79 a cyst was discovered - Sold Jan. 29 D l l 1 t

i Page 3 Health report Cows' Fames: 12-16-79 Baby Bunting Stillborn Barb Calved 10-1679 Came in heat - breeding negative Treated far cyst by Vet. 12-31-79 Dorothy Stillborn 5- - 79 Crange Juice Bred early Oct negative 3 red early Dec. Too early for confirmation Tomato Calying 12-26-79 Six weeks premature Calf appeared to have respiratory problems. Administered penicillin. Fed calf mother's milk by bottle. Calf is doing well. Grace ' Checked by Vet 10-11-79 3 reeding unsuccessful - has cyst M N Naggie All these cows are from the Jeremiah K. 71 sher Farm. Many farmers are fearful of revealing their problems because of the economical consequences. Therefore, I fear that this is less than the tip of the iceberg. No one, least of all the government, will take the responsibility for damages. lhis update is not a repeat of the origishl repert. Ud [M k Jan. u. E.D. 3, 183 Valley Ed. Etters, PA 17319 938-6628

AOM Dr. William Bush - R.D.1, Etters, PA -Aidsin Horse Farm - 938-4901 Far:a purchased in Oct.1976 1976. Dec. Furchased 5 3 rood Mares - four in foal - all had full-term foals. Next breedir4 pedod all 7 mares were bred to his stallion. 1977 Four in feal - at birth: 1-day-old foal died 1 unable to be delivered - foal died 2 were nonal births and healthy 1 in foal - deliverd - normal - 6 did not bred. 1977 Rebred 7 mares 1978 Five brood mares were sent to Kentucky for breedir4 Three out of five were confirmed in foal. After mares were returned from Kentuc'ky, Dr. Enck could only confirm 2 in foal. This past spring 1 made ~atoi-ted ~ Two months later a feal was born de;.i. Fetus and placenta analy::ed. Cne mare aborted after 5 months. another mare aborted. 1979 Mar. 24, 3 carded Mare - still born - confirmed by Dr. Enck - colt appeared to be normal in every wa*. / Dr. 3ush's horses are also remaining in heat longer than corr.al. Milk glands are not functioning normally. (feal - full-term comes before milk glands drop) G W g ' WILLIAM 3USH, M. D. Date: $b 9," i ) 1

Charles Conley, Etters, PA within 1 mile of TMI. 938-2042 Mr. Conley has fa n ed all his life. 1978 Sept. Steer Died - was down unable to get up. Dec. Stoor Died - was down and unable to get up. One steer down and drags itself about. One steer appears to be normal These animals were treated by the Vet. with shots of vitamins and minerals. Mr. Vance Fisher followed through and administered the shots every day for a week. These animals were purchased sometime in April 1978. Mr. Conley is puzzled about the white powery substance that he finds in the watering trou6h every morning a.nd also on the grass. '4 hen he sweeps the substance away the water turns milky white. Animals also suffer from diarrhea and weakness. Also, walked in a humped fashion. Vet, bills over $100.00. The Vet inforned them that th'ey~will have to have

2) times the required amount of minerials for the animals to survive.

Sixty dollars was :. pent in two conths for ninerals. The Vet said if the minerals loss in the pound continues, the farmer will be unable to grow hay. Last summer 10 kittens from two separate litters all died. 193 Figs for this year did not develop as rapidly as in the past. Kittens - litter of three - one u ble to turn 1's head - died. 1979 A l

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Elias Conley, R.D.1, Etters. PA 938-6162 Mr. Conley has always been a farmer and now has 20 head of cattle on his farm. \\ 1977 Oct. Young Steer slipped coming out cf the barn and broke his hip. Bis animal walked for about two days with a broken leg. When the vet noticed that it wasn't 5etting any better,he suggested that it be slaughtered. Slaughtering revealed a broken leg. The bone had broken at the hip line. me damage was so great that the meat was unusable on that leg. 1978 Two young steers 7 to 8 months old - purchased at the 3 ashore Fan. (weight about 250 lbs.) The Vet. discovered that both steers were blird. They began to have walking problems. (staggering) The legs of one steer split while walking from the barn. When it was butchered, it was discovered that the pilvis had becn cracked. Dr. Webber sent the other steer to the Newbolton Center for study. The University paid $150 for the ani.r.l. They later returned with seven students and two vets. to collect feed and blood samples. Mr. Conley has fa n ed on this same farm for 36 years. ms { C7Lh44._ V Elir. Conley l[ 2-k /77 DLte s Jane Lee R.D. 3. Box 3521 Etters, PA 938-6628

Mr. Joseph Conley, Etters, PA Far was within 1 mile of TMI. Re Conleys moved all their stock and the family the day after the accident and do not plan to return. Bey moved up to Franklin Co. Phone 369-4568. Mr. Conley complained about reproduction problems, weakened livestock and high Vet bills. Also, the cattle suffered severe nervous disorders. So much so that it was necessary to hobble their legs in onier to milk them. Mr. Conley was also puzzled about the white substance that accumlated in the watering trough overnight.

• 4 hen he tried to sweep it out the water turned milky white. The watering trough had to swept out every mornir4 Mr. Conley did not leave a documented account on how many animals aborted or died.

Mr. Jeseph Conley Ucable to obtain signature because he is no lor 4ar in the area.

gis = e Jeremiah K. Fisher, R.D. 3 Box 3521, Etters, PA 17319 - Phone 938-6628 1977 Jan. 4. Calf Born - died Jan. 11 Feb. 3, Beefalo Calf d5ed Aug. 9, Calf aborted i Sept.6. Calf died - three months old Sept.9 Calf - Still Birth Oct. 5, Cow slaughtered - diagnoses cancer - confirmed by vet. Dec.15. Coat aborted Other goats did not conceive -one suspected hermaphroditic. We do not inner-bred our goats. l 1978 May Day-old calf dead. Spring Four female ducks laid 70 eggs - out of the 70 eggs were I seven ducklir4s - one a mutation. Mutation: We separated this duck to restrain the other ducks from attackir4 it. The duck was unable to sustain its own weight; dragging its leg behind it. We fashioned a sling-harness so we could force it to walk for therapy. It was placed in a swimming pool daily adding live bugs to the water for the duck to consume. The duck appeared to function best in the water. It never fully developed. The feathers were brittle ard stood out. Seneath the feathers was a hard bone structure - very hard withcut flesh. This duck i was fed the same feed, supplemented with minerals, as the other ducks who were normal. We managed to keep it alive for six months. Its condition never showed improvement. 1979 May This year the ducks secreted their eggs very we'll and we/ unable ~ to establish the exact number of eggs in the nest. However 12 ducklings came forth and Ggain one was a mutation a:.d died shortly after birth. (two days) The symptoms were the same except that this one also experienced a digestive ;xoblem. (little excretica swelling of the intestinal area). $ _-nd W V/- 3-:3.1-79 .p n an n. 12.sner d / 1* \\1M S v -u 4/M.x Joan 5. Fisner 1 S/., 3/ 2 / i i Jane Lee R.D. 3, Box 3521 Etters, PA Phone 938-6628

Jeremiah K. Fisher, R.D. 3, Box 3521 Etters, PA 17319 - Phone 938-6628 Nov. 28, 1978 Pet cat found dead in barn loft. 21s cat was discovered before rigor mortis set in and was taken to a vet for an autopsy. Se Vet. described the cat as healthy and in good physical condition. Death was due to some type of poisoning which he was unable to name. The Vet. said that despite the symtoms of poison he found no poison mixed with the residue in her stcmach. When I queried him if this was unusual, he said, "if an animal is poisoned, there is usually a residue of the poison mixed with the stomach contents to establish the type of poison". However, in this case no poison was found in the stomach. Dec. 1978 pet bunny which was always confined and never ate the grass was found dead in its pen without any outward sign of da,=ge or forced entry into the pen. (three years old). Mar. 1979 Nanny Goat had a still-born. (After Nuclear Accident) Week old calf'had to be shot-respiratory problems. Death was .__inninent. Reproduction problems have increased from 5 to 10 percent in the past year. 21s farm has been in the same family since the early 1700's It is Federally and State inspected with a high rating. May 10 Cat suffered illness - unable to walk or eat. A week later was walking with a stagger - sides caved in - valps ve:;y slow. 1lm d b9<.4-2*Ae%_S~.13-7* JAleremian K. Fisner 1975 - 48 cows - 7 breeding problems R.D. 3, Box 3521 1976 - 4h -4 Etters, PA 17319 hw ,,[, [ojh 1977 - 39 -4 Jean Fisner 1978 - 43 -6 j 1979 - 45 - 1 3:ed five tines 3-23-2 9 Dates A breeding problem is no breeding after three failures. Jane Lee R.D. 3. Box 3521 Etters, PA 17319 938-6628

t Mrs. Marv Ann Fisher - 1351 oberlin ad. - Middletown, PA 944-7194 1978 Litter of kittens - 3 weeks old died overnight. 1978 12 Geese laid 100 *ggs - results: one hatching which died. 1979 Jan. Four litters of cats aborted One full-term litter - still-born. Fcur heifers unaEe to conceive thus far. Geese laid eggs again - results: nothing - Geese stopped setting. May 8, Litter of kittens died. Jest s kes pe.ws,.- ,. J. - Frs. % Ann Fisher Date er M Mf l Jane Lee R.D. 3, 3cx 3521 Etters, PA 17319 938-6628 l ?

Mr. Robert Fisher, R.D. 3. Etters, PA Phone 938-5343 April 16, 1979 Pet Rabbit found dead. .Y + Robert Fishei Dnt., f~-X-29 Jane Lee R.D. 3, Box 3521 Etters, PA 938-6628 1 l i L-

t Mr. Vance Fisher, R.D. '3. Etters. PA 938-2762 Mr. Vance Fisher was raised on a farm and has been a farmer all his life except for a short stint in the service. 1978 Jan. Goat - Polly aborted. June Same goat rebred - delivered twins Two calvac died - both purchased from Jeremiah Fisher, Etters, PA Three goats bred - results - none. 1979 March Goat aborted (3ambi) May 9 Steer down - unable to stand - now in its eleventh day. This ani=al reveals the same problem as nany others. The hind quarters weaken they go"down and are unable to get back up again. P;i. Fisher is considering the sale of the animal before it dies. Prognosir the animal will die shortly. This steer survived for 23 days in this condition. Died May 29, 1979 s Y W1 ~a ~ Mr. Vance Fisher Dates 2Y Ala., /979 / Jane Lee R.D. 3, Box 3521 Etters, PA 17319 Phone 938-6628 t i I i l 1

1 1 l ? l Mr. James Fitzgerald - R.D. 1. Etters. PA 938-1265 1978 Two Steers - both blind - Soft bones. 400 lb. unable to stand - had to be destroyed 1979 Jan. One steer 425 lb. despite confinement, both hips broken. One steer No discernible explanation. Parts of the animals were taken to Newbolton Center in Kennett Square, PA

h. Fitzgerald also breedsthroughbred horses.

Mare had a colt thisyear(1979). W.e colt's leg has a slight deformity. Imss are bowed. Mr. Fitzgerald is an Agriculture Teacher. J. 4s -,es 2 cz D James Fitzgeral& f 3/.Il//Fl

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r HEALTH SURVEY gu'.se Hardison - Middletown - Phone 944-0712 Mrs. Hardison has a farm where she raises goats, sheep and rabbits. At one time she had sixteen Does ard two Bucks. D e numbers remain the same except for one goat. Because she lives in such close proximity to the TMI plant, she thought something from the plant might be the cause of the followird problems: During the years 1976 and 1977 the herd did not produce a sir 4 e kid. 1 Metropolitan F41 son Co. called in Drs. Samuel 3. Cuss and M. I. park of the University of Pennsylvania on April 1978. The Drs. gave two reasons for the lack of reproduction: 1. The Billy had no horns. 2. Some of the Does were hermaphroditic. The explanation being: Those born without horns could be infertile. Those described as hermaphroditic by Drs. Samuel 3. Guss and M. I. Park later proved to be in error since they bred ard delivered normal kids. The Des, reccamended that Mrs. Hardison introduce a horned 3111y to the herd. A Suck was introduced to the herd which belonged to a man who had purchased it from Mrs. Hardison at an earlier date. On July 1978, her Does gave birth to 14 kids. However, the father of the kids was also minus horns. Note: "Sparkie", which is Mrs. Hardison's regular 3 illy, sired one of the kids. Later a horned 3 illy was introduced to the herd. Some of the Nannies gave birth and then stopped giving milk after six months. After I,(Jane Lee), personally visited Mrs. Marison's goat farm this sprir4, (May 10,1979), there was clear l evidence of a healthy group of kids except for one which was experiencing breathing difficulties ard feedir4 was very sporadic but frequent. There were two very ill Nannies who had just delivered. They had to be hard fed and have not, as of this writing, returned to normal. Sometime in 1978 a lamb was born with one eye. Threelambs also died several days old. O / ."~m Jane Lee . ~ - - - R.D. 3, Box 3521 Louise Hardison Etters, PA 17319 mone 938-6628 Date: -u - -2 I l

i Louins Hardison - R.D. 1, Middletown - Phone 94-0712 (cont.) Right before the TMI accident one lamb died. After the accident, one adult female sheep died which was pregnant. B ree lambs,which were two to three hours old, died. Rese lambs were perfectly formed. One female geat died - It was revealed that she had reach full-term for delivery and she carried fcur kids. (all dead). Bree kids had to be bottle fed because the mothers had no milk. March 1. 1979 pet nale cat one year old found der.l. No descernible evidence of injuries. Three mother rabbits - one bred twice delivered 8 rabbits per litter. All baby rabbits died. J Nl.ek ~ .a.- ~ ' Louise Hardison R.D. 1. Middletown Phone 93 -0712 Dates l,* *,jd l.). ' 0* ? Jane Lee R.D. 3, Box 3521 Etters, PA 17319 mone 938-6628

i b Clair Hoover, Bainbridge Phone 426-3108 J.E. Baker Farm.9{ miles from TMI. Nome 792-2561 Manaaer: Ralph Snyder - Office Ph. 848-1501 Mr. Hoover is a tenant farmer - I do not have any farm background on him. On May 18, 1979. I visited his farm. I noticed that a calf was racing as through it were being pursued yet nothing was chasing it. Other cowsa were i standing about. he only people who were present when I arrived were three boys, the oldest being about 12 years of age. Also some mental patients who assist Mr. Hoovar in the farming operation. S e State pays Mr. Hoover for their keep which amounts to about $260 per month for each patient. Bis in-formation was passed en to me by one of his neighbors. I visited the farm abcut 4:00 p.m. and when I returned home at 8:00 p.m. I was still unable to contact Mr. Ecover and was informed that he and his wife had still not returned. 1979 4/26 1 cow down sick 4/26 Cow died and was sent to the Summertiale Lab for an autopsy. 4/2$ Cow aborted - both cow and calf died 4/16 Cow died - discovered twin fetus 4/26 Two bred heifers sick - walking in a humped fashion Note: When a cow is in labor she will hump when she is having a contractien. Sacki aaw Farm also owned by J. E. Baker - located back of Mt. Wolf on west side of river are experiencing reproduction problems and Vet fees have scared Dr. Blair English,frem Drover, said, "We have a lot of problems in the area of TMI but we do not know what is causing them" 4 Jo/J F4em Clair Hoover Dates wav 2. to7o Jane Lee R.D. 3, Box 3521 Ralph Snyder, Manager Etters, PA 17319 Figures given by the Manager Ph. 938-6628 1

Mr. & Mrs. John Kauffman R.D.1. Etters. PA phone - 938-2480' i 200 lbs. lost control of hindquarters i 1978 Dec. One Steer 300 lbs. lost control of hindquarters. 197) Jan One Steer One steer was ill for a week before it was decided to send it to the butchers. The other steer which was treated by Vet Webber on a Mday evening was found dead the following morning. The Vet was very surprised that it was dead / The Kauffmans had four cats all suffering fr::a the same symtoms. Very ill - unable to get up. All were found in various degrees of illness, dying and death. There was no discernible evidence that the cats had been attat:ked, mutilated, or damaged in any way. John Kauffman 8* Y u ul! v / J A.Th7 / Ruth Kauffman g's,- Date: 77 7 c.<,

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Mrs. Clairlissity_ _R.D.1. Middletown, PA 367-2033 1979 2/26 Steer Died 3/10 Steer Died 4/8 Steer Died 4/18 Steer Died Symptoms: Respira;ory problems - heavy breathing before death. 5/15 Pis 40 lb. died same symptoms. Mr. Nissley believes the animals may have died from shipping fever. o C+ Mrs. Clair Nissley( ~ Date i Jane Lee R.D. 3, Box 3521 Etters, PA 17319 phone 938-6628 l l l l

i t Mrs. atrvin Snyder. R.D. 3. Etters. PA 938-6167 Mr. & Mrs. Snyder raise steers. Two litters of kittens died 1978 1979 May 3, Calf delivered - good condition - no problems. / q o 86U (CL?NtAt ./' 1 Mrs. Curvin Snyder Dnte D% n n f4! 79 f Jane Lee R.D. 3. Box 3521 Etters, PA 17319 938-6628

B; port by: Jana tea R.D, 3, Box 3521 Etters, PA 17319 938-6628 Mrs. Alice Wilt. P.O. Box 120, Lewisberry PA 171'39 - Phone 978-5264 Mrs. Wilt raises rabbits. 1976 Began business with rabbits - purchased 1 buck and 3 doe from Lancaster. 1 Reproduction was not successful so she bought a mixed breed. Still the reproduction problems continued. She then switched to Dutch rabbits. The following is a history of each individual rabbits 1976 May Up to 1978 this rabbit had five healthy litters 1978 Oct. 3 red Nov. Due - results - none. Rebred Dec. 24 Due 1979 Jan Aborted - had experienced several false pregancies.

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1978 Cet. 12 3 red No results Nov.15 3:ed Dec. 16 No results Dec. 22 Bred Mar. 26 Litter of 7 - 5 died One animal was frozen and sent to a laboratory in Otio - report is still pendir4 .+. 1977 Nov. Born 1978 Dec. 24, 1st litter due Feb. 15 Litter of 4 Apr. 26 pregnant and due Apr. " litter of 10 - en May 6th five died. / p a ,Gice iillt ~ Date l i

O Alice Wilt. Lewisber:9r PA Phone 9'38-5264 (cont.) 1978 Mar. 29 Born Oct. 12 3 red - no results Nov. 15 3 red - No results i l 1979 Feb. 17 Bred Mar. 18 Litter of 5 - all died Mar. 26 3 red Apr. 26 Duc

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1978 Mar. 29 Born Oct. 12 3 red Nov. 12 delivered litter of six - all in good condition 1979 Feb. 17 3 red - no results Mar. 9 litter of 10 all seen healthy 1977 Oct. 2 3crn 1978 May 2 1st 3 reeding June 2 litter of 11 - only three survived - others were mtaticns. Born without legs - without ears - hind quarters completely gone. Owner said "they were shaped like casper the 6 host" Mother was in the process of t:ying to devcur them when she not snatched them away. These which were defo med were/ mangled; they were just malfoned. This rabbit'sbreeding record has now returned and is considered stable. Alice Wilt l Jane 14e Dates l 3.D. 3, 3cx 3521 ~ Etters, PA 17319 - 938-6628 L

1 ~ b 0 E=ma Whitehill, R.D. 1, Etters, PA No Phone i l 1 E=ma Whitehill has been on a farm all her life and has been raising geese and ducks since she was 12 years old. ~ 1978 Ducks laid 290 eggs without a single hatching Lost o:to milk cow and her calf - The cow was a very good milker. April 6, 1979 - Nanny Coat aborted twins Since that time Two cannies died - both were pregnant. Twenty-six rabbits died - 11 weeks old and 3 weeks old. Mother rabbits still living 19 Guinea pigs Died .P f. - / b 6 :. / - Emma Whitehill -[/ d 3 ! N 9 Date / Jane Lee R.D. 3, Box 3521 Etters, PA 17319 Ph. 938-6628 t l l}}