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Modern Circuit Rider Preaches Animal Health
 Largo, Florida, December 15, 2005 - John Wesley's Methodist plan for evangelizing rural American in the 17th century was to send traveling preachers on horseback to visit multiple meeting places called circuits. According to historic accounts, these "circuit riders" traveled light, carried belongings and books in their saddlebags as they preached daily or more often at any site available.
John Horton, a technical specialist on animal health for Chemilizer Products said he was unaware of these riders. But his passion to teach Bio-security and water treatment using Chemilizer's CP 33 rivals the zeal and stamina displayed by the early circuit riders who roamed the same territory a century ago with a message of hope.
Several weeks ago Horton stepped off an airplane in Raleigh Durham, NC. Within 60 hours he covered 200 miles while holding meetings at four dealer locations as he worked his way across the state to Kenansville, NC. Between the dealer meetings, he took time to participate in the Ag Provision tradeshow where he presented a workshop on bio-security and water treatment using Chemilizer's popular CP 33.
Horton presented his class at the all-day Ag Provision Trade Show with numerous Chemilizer dealers present. Horton spoke with production managers, service managers, purchasing agents and more from some of the largest hog integrators in the U.S. These included Murphy Browns, Prestage Farms (hog), Prestage Farms (turkey), Goldsboro Hogs and Coharie Farms.
Among those attending his session at Ag Provision were representatives of Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation who was impressed with Horton's message and are now investigating use of Chemilizer Injectors as a possible vehicle to deliver their antibiotics.
Horton wasted little time as he visited the corporate office of G&M Sales of Eastern, NC in Goldsboro. His three point Chemilizer message included the advantages of liquid water treatment over tablets and gas; non-electric feed pumps that conveniently replace electric feed pumps, and the sturdy design advantage of the CP 33 - especially when used with concentrated chemicals that erode and shorten the life of other injectors.
From there he moved briskly to Hog Slat, Inc. stores located in Goldsboro, Clinton and Newton Grove where he met with buyers, store managers, sales managers, and senior buyers. He addressed the latest animal feeding trends in both swine and poultry.
Despite the exhausting pace, Horton's enthusiasm seems to renew his energy and intensity throughout the year as he moves from Iowa to the Carolinas. And like the circuit riders, he's winning converts.
"There are so many good, professional people in our industry receptive to new information that will improve animal health. I feel that it's my job to see as many as humanly possible," Horton says as he readies for still another circuit visitation this week.
"For me, this is a mission of hope," he says.
Spoken like a true circuit rider.
Chemilizer Products, Inc. is no stranger in building hope. The company has produced quality injectors for over three decades for global users in animal health, agriculture and water treatment applications. Research, manufacturing and administrative activities are conducted at the company's modern 20,000 sq. ft. facility located in Largo, FL.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Gary Ardrey
Director of Marketing
1.800.234.7211
gardrey@chemilizer.com
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