. Agri-news. Agriculture. July 13, 1981 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEPUTY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE PASSES It is with deep sorrow that Alberta Agriculture announces the passing of Dr. James G. O'Donoghue who has been deputy minister since April 1975. Dr. O'Donoghue was born in Stratford, Ontario, and attended the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph where he received his in 1942. He came to Alberta as a member of the federal health of animals branch in 1946 after having served overseas with the Canadian army. Two years later he joined the Alberta Veterinary Services Division
. Agri-news. Agriculture. July 13, 1981 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEPUTY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE PASSES It is with deep sorrow that Alberta Agriculture announces the passing of Dr. James G. O'Donoghue who has been deputy minister since April 1975. Dr. O'Donoghue was born in Stratford, Ontario, and attended the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph where he received his in 1942. He came to Alberta as a member of the federal health of animals branch in 1946 after having served overseas with the Canadian army. Two years later he joined the Alberta Veterinary Services Division as an extension veterinarian, which, at that time, included laboratory work, field investigations and the development of disease control programs. A worldwide deficiency in the extension field is people who can take ideas and make them work. Dr. O'Donoghue was an exception. He was practical and had Dr. James G. O'Donoghue a special ability when it came to making animal health programs work. An example is Alberta's Swine Herd Health program which has been in effect for close to 20 years, and which is highly respected around the world. Even the British bought hogs in Alberta in preference to other places because of the quality and integrity of this program. Dr. O'Donoghue was the first veterinarian on the provincial board of health. This was an important first because it meant that several of the veterinary services programs were directed towards preventing the transmission of diseases like rabies, brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis from animals to people. He was a pioneer in the areas of vitamin A deficiency in cattle and in the effects that sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide from gas and oil fields have on livestock. He also. - (cont'd) Phone (403) 427-2127 ydlberra AGRICULTURE Cnmmnniratinnc: niuicinn. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations
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