Subject: EMF in the barnyard......
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 130900 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To: emfguru@hotmail.com
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...... find this item very interesting. There have been some similar
cases under investigation in Minnesota for some time..... One of the
"principals" in that case is on this list........guru
Thanks, Robert......
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Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 10:04:13 -0700
From: Robert E Riedlinger
To: "Roy L. Beavers"
Subject: EMF in the barnyard.......
There Are Pictures that go with this Very Chilling story. Let Me Know if
you want them.....
This is the translation of a 4 page German Veterianarian Document
available in original at the German Website
http://www.buergerwelle.artishock.de/
click on Schnaitsee/Traunstein
pictures of the farm and the transmission tower can be seen here
It is the official interim report of a Bavarian Government's
Veterianarian filed at the local Administration Office.
(this makes it legally relevant)
Traunstein is in Bavaria, Germany, known as a tourist center of the
Bavarian Alps. Schnaitsee is a rural community in that jurisdiction.
remarks in {italics} are for clarifcation of the translation
original text is in [brackets]
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Landratsamt Traunstein
-Veterinarsamt-
2531.7
Dr. Schm/RL
April 16th. 1997
Report-File
Animal Protection Act;
Cattle-operation Altenweger, Oberhof 4, Schnaitsee
Conclusive interim report:
Because of grave problems with his cattle operation Mr
Altenweger, at Obernhof 4, Schnaitsee asked for an inspection of his
dairy herd and in case of findings for help. The circumstances that
caused Mr Altenweger to call the Veterinarian Office has been described
by Mr Altenweger as follows:
Since Fall 1995 Mr Altenweger has problems with his dairy
herd that caused him severe economic losses. Mr Altenweger also observed
since spring 1996 behavioural changes in his animals for which he could
find no other explanation - except a possibly harmful influence from the
nearby transmitter station.
1.) The following problems occured in his herd:
- increased aborting, without a determinable cause ( 5
cases within 15 months)
-fertility problems : According to the report of the insemination technician it was assumed to be a cyclic problem since no changes at the ovaries could be detected. The operation had very good fertility results in the years back.
- cows became emaciated and had to be slaughtered some
also put down for illness. This very visible weightloss happend with two
cows directly following the calving or the abortion.
- several cows have inflammations around the eyes and are
noticably rubbing there eyes on anything around.
2.) The following abnormal behaviour was observed by Mr.
Altenweger:
- several animals press their heads under the chest of the
next animal while all animals maintain a uniform position with their
heads (pointing away from the transmitter).
- several animals lift one foot constantly as if in pain,
also a restless shifting from one side to the other.
- the cow "Gundi" tramples nearly permanently from on
side to the other and also swings her head all the time (weaving);
- heifers, being pastured bei Mr.Altenweger on an ajacent
lot only laid down behind the stonewall of the barn. All heifers had in
the fall noticably thickened hind legs in the torsal joint area
Additionally Mr.Altenweger observered that of 6 swallow
pairs, that nested in his stable, all had young which all died shotly
after hatching. Not one of the young birds survived.
3.) Findings by the Veterinary Department Office
[Landratsamt - Abt. Veterinaerwesen]
Mr. Altenweger informed Department 7 about these occurences by phone in November 1996 and requested help. The operation Altenweger was visited for the first time on November 29th 1996.
The behavioural anomalies reported by Mr Altenweger could
be verified by observation on location at Obernhof and have mostly been
documented on video.
4.) Conducted reserach :
To clarify possible causes for the established anomalies
Department 7 asked the Bovine Department of the LM-University of Munich ,
Prof. Dr. Klee, to conduct an appropriate investigation. Prof.Dr. Klee
visited the farm operation Altenweger on January 16th 1997.
Based on the anamnesis and investigation Prof.Dr.Klee
concluded that it could be a feed and maintenance problem causing a
disturbance in stomach acidity [rezidivierende Pausenazidose] that could
have lead to hoof problems that could explain the abnormal trampling
The local veterinarians (Vet-clinic Dr. Boehn) conducted
blood tests on several animals with the result showing a certain
imbalance in minerals , whereby the significantly low calcium values
could not be explained as Mr. Altenweger uses a high calcium enriched feed.
Beside the veterinarian investigation, Prof Dr.Kaes from
the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich {German Military University}
was asked to conduct a measurement of the locally present
electro-magnetic fields.
Additionaly the Federal Office for Telecommunications
conducted a measurement of electro-magnetic fields. Both measurements
revealed that measurable electro-magnetic fields are present on the
property of the farm operation Altenweger. The measured field strengths
were below the set limit as given in the federal guidelines [ BImSchVO]
{German emission safety code}
5.) Based on the above listed investigations the
following has been implemented:
a) Feed content and quantity analysis to determine if a
feeding problem is present.
The result showed feed content and quantity to be fully
adequate in relation to the milk production of the animals. A primary
cause of the problem being related to feed is herewith excluded.
b) Two afflicted animals were moved to an other farm in the hamlet of Trostberg 25 km away.
The animals were observed and video taped several times,
before the move, during their stay in the other stable, and after their
return. The test revealed that one animal ("Gundi") that suffered from
noticable behavioural anomalies showed marked improvement in the 'guest'
location and symptoms disappeard totally after 5 days. The second animal
("Belinda") developed shortly after the move a mastidis {udder infection}
so that the evaluation if her condition improved in the 'guest' stable
can not be assessed properly. However it was observerd that the abnormal
feeding behaviour and very sluggish movement standing up present at the
Altenweger property improved noticably in the guest location.
After the return to the farm operation Altenweger both
animals showed a deterioration and return of symptoms of abnormal
behaviour as previously observed.The second animal ("Belinda") was moved
back to the guest location by Mr. Altenweger after about 2 weeks because
her condition deteriorated rapidly.
c) After a 4 year old cow suddely deceased at the
begining of March 1997 a post-mortem was conducted at the Institute for
Animal Pathology at the University of Munich with the following result:
Cause of death - acute coronary and circulatory failure - no underlaying
cause was found. Noticable was the dry and unsufficiently chewed content
of the stomachs.
6. Conclusion;
a) The presence of electro-magnetic fields at the property
Altenweger , Obernhof has been establish by measurements
b) Since the end of the year 1995 massed occurences of
loss and behavioural anomalies afflicted the dairy herd Altenweger that
are significant and also relevant under the Animal Protection Act.
c) A definitve cause for these occurences at the farm
operation Altenweger could not be established despite the conducted
research.
The diagnosis by Prof.Dr.Klee of a stomach problem
[rezidivierende Pausenazidose] is to be seen as a continuous problem.
This is ,however, not caused by a feeding or maintanance problem as our
investigation and calculations showed. The autopsy of the deceased animal
as well as the observed disturbed feeding habits point to a possible
problem with digestion and related endocrinological anomalies.
The relocation to another stable of the two animals
showed , that the observed behaviour changes ( trampling and "weaving'of
the head) are not caused by hoof problems related to the assumed stomach
disturbance.[ Pausenazidose]
d) The relocation showed clearly that the affliction
disappeared when the animals were moved and the symptoms returned when
they were brought back. This appears to point to the electro-magnetic
fields measured at the property Altenweger as the sole cause for the
reported behavioral anomalies as well as the endocrinological
disturbances in part with even deadly result.
An undisputable proof that the electro-magnetic field are
the cause for the problem could only be obtained by a total permanent
shut down of the transmitter for a minimum period of ten days.
e) Since the animals in the operation Altenweger are
afflicted by severe pain, suffering and damages according to Paragraph 2
of the Animal Protection Act. a resolve must be found
signed
Dr. Schmid
Vet. OR.
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posted 06/11/1998
translation by Wolfgang W. Scherer
for comments or questions e-mail the author Wolfgang W. Scherer
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