—Lancastar Fanning, Saturday, January 20,1979
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When the livestock came, veterinarians followed
By KENDACE BORRY
MANHEIM Have you
ever wondered who the first
veterinarian was to practice
in Lancaster County? Or
how different veterinary
practices within the county
were started? Within the
boundries of the “Garden
Spot of the World” there is a
unique history of the men
who have made it their life
Dr. Lay Awkerman, a veterinarian in Lancaster
County, has recently finished writing a book
delving into the history of Lancaster County
veterinarians. The book is now available to anyone
interested in reading more about the men who
travel from farm to farm treating animals.
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Now there is a new book
out, The History of
Veterinary Medicine in
Lancaster County, that was
written by Loy Cuyler
Awkerman, V.M.D. and
inspired by the Conestoga
Veterinary Medical
Association, that tells the
history of both past and
In Lancaster County
present animal doctors in
Lancaster County.
Covering a wealth of
subjects, the book starts
with the historical
background of the subject.
Awkerman tells of the
start of the colony of Penn
sylvania, and mentions the
first animals to arrive on
Lancaster County soil
horses and oxen. The first
animals brought in the
county for food were pigs.
They were followed by
chickens, then sheep, and
finally cows.
Then there were no trained
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veterinarians, just neigh
bors who were “handy” with
animals.
The first trained
veterinarian to enter the
area was the “horse doctor”,
a man who would usually
live in the cities and took
care of the riding and
carriage horses.
According to the book, it
was Dr. Benjamin Rush who
convinced the University of
Pennsylvania that it should
adopt a program m training
veterinarians.
One of the first
veterinarians on record in
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John Breneman (1813-1877)
of Mount Joy. He was the
great grandfather of the late
Dr. J. Nelson Newcomer.
Dr. Breneman rode horse
back around to area farms
where he cared for the needs
of horses and cows.
Written in a smooth,
easy-to-read style,
Awkerman traces with both
words and pictures the flow
of history that brings him to
tell about the present day
vets serving the Lancaster
County area. He includes a
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Medical Association, and
covers changes in the
veterinary situations both
before and after the World
Wars as well as other related
subjects.
Dr. Awkerman stated that
his book is really about the
veterinarians who “worked
day and night for years with
little or no time off, and
whose dedication and in
tegrity were such that people
still refer to them in revered
and nostalgic tones.” These
men “built a strong and
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