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TABLE VI A/B—concld.
Statement showing the number of approved bulls/male buffaloes at stud in the Province of Assam during the year
1946-47—concld.
Name of districts
Lakhimpur ... ... ...
Sibsagar ... ... ...
Nowgong ... ... ...
Darrang ... ... ...
Kamrup ... ... ...
Goalpara ... ... ...
Cachar ... ... ...
Khasi and Jaintia Hills ...
Sylhet ... ... ...
Naga Hills
...
...
...
Lushai Hills ... ...
Garo Hills ... ... ...
Sadiya Frontier Tract ...
Total ..
Net cost for the year for the issue and maintenance
of stud bulls
Government
18
..
...
..
1,500
..
..
550
..
336
..
..
..
641
3,027
Local Bodies
19
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Others
20
..
..
..
..
..
600
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
600
Total
21
..
..
..
1,500
..
600
550
..
336
..
..
..
641
3,627
Population of cows/she buffaloes
over 3 years according to census
22
..
9,73,086
..
..
..
846
..
..
..
..
..
..
12,134
9,86,066
Number of
bulls
Required to be maintained
at one per hundred cows/
she
buffalloes
23
..
4
..
..
..
800
..
..
..
..
..
..
122
926
Short of requirements
24
..
..
..
..
..
8
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
8
Number of cows/she buffaloes
covered during the year
25
..
427
..
1,200
..
..
2,096
..
606
..
..
..
....
4,329
25
TABLE VII
Abstract of particulars regarding Cattle Fairs and Shows held in the Province of Assam during the year 1946-47
Names of districts
1
Cachar ... ... ...
Lushai Hills ... ... .
Garo Hills ... ...
Kamrup ... ... ...
Darrang ... ... ...
Sibsagar ... ... ...
Lakhimpur ... ...
Sadiya Frontier Tract ...
Goalpara ... ...
Total for 1946-47 ...
Total for 1945-46 ...
Number of Cattle Fairs
and Shows held
2
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
2
7
Total number of stock present
Bulls
3
..
..
..
17
..
100
....
..
....
117
462
Bullocks
4
..
..
..
..
..
200
..
..
..
200
..
Cows
5
..
..
..
12
..
205
..
..
..
217
223
Young stock
6
..
..
..
8
..
56
..
..
..
64
109
Buffaloes
7
..
..
..
1
..
100
..
..
..
101
119
Camels
8
..
..
..
..
..
...
..
..
..
..
..
He goats
9
..
..
..
3
..
108
..
..
..
111
116
Average price of animals sold
Bulls
10
Rs.
..
..
..
300
..
50
..
..
..
..
..
Bullocks
11
Rs.
..
..
..
250
..
100
..
..
..
..
..
Cows
12
Rs.
..
..
..
150
..
50
..
..
..
..
..
Buffaloes
13
Rs.
..
..
..
250
..
100
..
..
..
..
..
Camels
14
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
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TABLE VII—concld.
Abstract of particulars regarding Cattle Fairs and Shows held in the Province of Assam during the year
1946-47—concld.
Names of districts
Cachar .. ..
Lushai Hills .. ..
Garo Hills .. ..
Kamrup .. ..
Darrang .. ..
Sibsagar .. ..
Lakhimpur .. ..
Sadiya Frontier Tract ..
Goalpara .. ..
Total for 1946-47 ..
Total for 1945-46 ..
Amount realised in fees
15
Rs. a. p.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Total number of animals
that competed for prizes
16
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Prize money provided
From
Imperial
Funds
17
Rs. a. p.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
From Provincial
Funds
18
Rs. a. p.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
From Local Funds
19
Rs. a. p.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
From other sources
20
Rs. a. p.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Total
21
Rs. a. p.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Number
of
medals
or
amount of money awarded
22
Rs.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Remarks
23
28
TABLE X
Statement showing the total strength of the Subordinate Veterinary Staff employed during the year 1946-47
District or Subdivision
1
Silchar .. .. ..
Hailakandi .. .. ..
North Sylhet
..
..
Karimganj
..
..
South Sylhet
..
..
Habiganj
..
..
..
Sunamganj
..
..
..
Khasi and Jaintia
Hills
..
How occupied
2
Inspector .. .. ..
Staff .. .. ..
Stationary .. .. ..
Reserve .. .. ..
Itinerating .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Stationary .. .. ..
Reserve
Itinerating .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto .. .. ..
Ditto
Hospital .. .. ..
Itinerating .. .. ..
Whether paid from pro-
vincial or local
funds
3
Provincial .. ..
Ditto .. ..
Ditto .. ..
Ditto .. ..
Ditto .. ..
Provincial and local
..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto .. ..
Provincial .. ..
Provincial and local ..
Provincial
..
..
Ditto .. ..
Provincial and local
..
Ditto
ditto .. ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Provincial .. ..
Provincial and local ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Provincial .. ..
Ditto .. ..
Veterinary Inspectors
4
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons
5
..
1
1
2
2
..
2
..
1
1
2
..
2
..
2
..
2
..
1
2
..
1
1
Veterinary
Field
Assistants
6
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
5
..
..
3
..
8
..
5
..
..
11
..
i
..
Remarks
7
29
Dhubri .. .. ..
Goalpara .. .. ..
Gauhati .. .. ..
Barpeta
..
..
..
Tezpur
..
..
..
Mangaldai ..
..
..
Nowgong ..
..
..
Sibsagar ..
..
..
Jorhat
..
..
..
Golaghat ..
..
..
Dibrugarh
..
..
North Lakhimpur ..
..
Garo Hills
..
..
..
Lushai Hills .. ..
Sadiya Frontier Tract ..
Naga Hills .. ..
Inspector ..
Itinerating..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Inspector ..
Staff ..
Reserve ..
Stationary ..
Itinerating ..
Ditto ..
Ditto
..
Ditto
..
Ditto
..
Ditto
..
Ditto ..
Ditto
..
Ditto ..
Itinerating..
Ditto
..
Ditto
..
Ditto ..
Ditto
..
Ditto
..
Ditto
..
Inspector ..
Itinerating ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto
..
Ditto
..
Ditto ..
Ditto
..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Ditto .. ..
Ditto .. ..
Provincial and local
..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Provincial .. ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Provincial and local ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Provincial .. ..
Provincial and local
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Ditto
ditto ..
Provincial .. ..
Ditto .. ..
Ditto .. ..
Ditto .. ..
Ditto .. ..
Total
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
1
..
3
..
2
..
..
1
2
2
2
..
2
..
3
..
..
2
..
5
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
3
..
2
..
4
..
..
..
2
..
2
..
1
1
1
66
4
..
..
..
4
..
..
..
16
..
..
..
3
..
4
..
..
..
4
5
..
..
..
..
..
3
..
..
5
..
..
..
..
4
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
1
..
92
30
TABLE XIV(a)
Statement showing the Veterinary expenditure incurred in the Province of Assam during the year 1946-47
Heads of accounts
1
Veterinary charges
Superintendence ... ...
(b) Subordinate Establishment ...
(c) Veterinary Instructions ...
(d) Hospitals and Dispensaries...
(e) Charges in England ...
(f) Breeding operation ...
(g) Prizes ... ...
(h) Bacteriological Research ...
(i) Cannel specialist ...
Public Exhibitions and Fairs
(a) Cattle and horse fairs and
shows.
Total ...
Amounts of expenditure
Central
2
Rs.
4,747
1,860
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
6,607
a.
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
Provincial
3
Rs.
53,087
2,01,724
16,922
21,165
112
...
...
...
...
...
2,93,010
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
Local
4
Rs.
...
68,836
...
23,565
...
...
...
...
...
...
92,401
a.
4
0
4
p.
0
0
0
Total
5
Rs.
57,834
2,72,420
40,487
21,165
112
...
...
...
...
...
3,92,018
a.
0
4
0
0
0
4
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
Remarks
6
ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR
Resolution on the Report of the Civil Veterinary Department,
Assam for the year 1946-47
Extracts from the proceedings of the Government of Assam in Agriculture Department
No.AGV.10/49, dated the 18th June, 1949
READ:—The Report of the Civil Veterinary Department, Assam for the
year 1946-1947.
RESOLUTIONS
The Civil Veterinary Department, continued and extended its activities
smoothly during the year under report inspite of the various limitations and
difficulties imposed by war conditions. Though the Veterinary aid had
been subject to a great handicap, it is, however, gratifying to note that the
outbreaks of contagious disease in the Province were on the decline and
the Civil Veterinary Department became successful in surmounting the diffi-
culties and rendering great service to the people of the Province. There
being no natural calamities, the general condition of livestock was on the
whole satisfactory.
The Civil Veterinary" Department is inadequately staffed due to the
dearth of Veterinary graduates in the Province and it is regretted that
many good schemes for the Development and improvement of the livestock
of the Province could not be taken up during the year under report owing
to the paucity of trained personnel. The scheme for the amalgamation of the
Veterinary Department and the Livestock Section under Agriculture Depart-
ment into one Department to unify the various activities connected with
Livestock Development and disease control, had to be kept postponed for a
deferred date for various reasons, such as shortage of Technical Staff, etc.
However, it is hoped that these difficulties may be solved within the nex few
years.
The total strength of the Veterinary staff employed in the Province is
as follows:—
One Veterinary Investigation Officer.
One Assistant Investigation Officer (Poultry).
Four Veterinary Inspectors.
Sixty-six Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, and Ninety-two Veterinary Assis-
tant Field Assistants.
The scheme for the appointment of Veterinary Investigation Officer,
jointly financed by the Government of Assam and Indian Council of Agri-
cultural Research, was continued satisfactorily, as in the previous year, and
the following diseases were investigated by the Veterinary Investigation Offi-
cer, Assam, during the year under report.
(1) Bovine contagious Pleuro-Pneumonia, (2) Clinical nutrition, (3) Bo-
vine haematuria, (4) Johne's disease, (5) Surra, (6) Staphanofilarisasis,
(7) Bovine contagious abortion, (8) Helmenthiasis, (9) Veriola.
2
The scheme for the Investigation of Poultry diseases partly financed by
the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, was also in progress, during
the year under review. The following diseases were investigated by the
Assistant Investigation Officer (Poultry), Assam, during the period.
(1) Ranikhet disease, (2) Helminthiasis, (3) Avian Tuberculosis, (4) Cli-
nical Nutritional Survey, (5) Fowl Pox, (6) Salmonellosis in Ducks, (7) Sur-
vey of Contagious diseases of Poultry.
Like the previous years, the Department sent altogether thirteen stipen-
diaries to the Bengal and Bombay Veterinary Colleges, for training in the
Veterinary Science.
It will appear from the figures stated below that the activities of the
Veterinary Department has extended considerably and
become more
popular amongst villagers. It is also noted with great interest that consi-
derable public co-operation has been obtained by the efforts of the Depart-
ment to raise the standard of livestock of the Province. The total mortality
of animals during the year under report from all causes was 57,409 against
41,732 of the previous year. Preventive inoculation and vaccination were
undertaken in 404 outbreaks as against 1,024 outbreaks in the previous year,
and 6,587 were reported to have died uninoculated in course of outbreaks.
In these outbreaks
2,72,965
animals were vaccinated with
Goat
Tissue Vaccine and 2,836 were inoculated by serum method and 95 by
sero-virus method. Out of these inoculated animals, only 831 were reported
to have died during the year under review.
The total number of animals treated in three Veterinary Hospitals (i.e.
Gauhati, Shillong and Silchar) during the year under report was 8,372
against 7,420 in the previous year.
During the year under report, the Itinerant Veterinary Assistant Sur-
geons of the Department visited 21,555 villages in which they castrated
39,319 animals and treated 35,120 animals, suffering from contagious dise-
ases, and 1,79,845 animals suffering from non-contagious diseases.
During the year under review, two fairs and shows, in all, were ex-
hibited by the Department.
To be in such a position after the end of the year, gives much ground
for hope for the future and there is good reason to believe that the Pro-
vince will be in a flourishing condition at least in regard to its cattle popu-
lation and livestock within a few years.
ORDER:—Ordered that the Resolution be published in the Assam Gazette.
By order, etc.,
A. DATTA,
Deputy Secretary to the Government of
Assam, Agriculture and Veterinary Department.
A.G.P. (Agri.) No.17/48—410—17-7-1949.
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Annual Report of the Civil
Veterinary Department,
Assam, for the year
1947-48
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1950
Price annas 12 or 1s 2d.
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Annual Report of the Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, Assam, for the year 1947-48
Preface—General Administration
I continued to hold charge of the department during the year under report.
In addition to the usual touring, I visited Delhi as a member of the Advisory
Board of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in January 1948 and also
visited Calcutta as a member of the Board of Examiners of the West Bengal
Veterinary College in March 1948. I also attended the Dudnai Agricultural
Conference held in November 1947.
2. The Veterinary Hospital at Sylhet and the Veterinary Dispensary at Goal-
para were inspected and surprise visits paid by me to the Veterinary Hospitals at
Gauhati and Shillong and the Veterinary Dispensary at Polashbari during the
year under report.
3. I visited the Government Cattle Breeding Farms at Shillong, Khanapara
and Sylhet in connection with investigation of diseases of cattle and fowl. Con-
tagious diseases specially Rinderpest broke out in a virulent form during the year
throughout the province. I managed to control the disease with great difficulty
by indenting G. T. V. from Bengal, Bihar and Orissa with a limited number
of technical staff. Some of the outbreaks of diseases were attended to by me per-
sonally.
4. It has been mentioned in the Annual Report for 1946-47 that I was
deputed to Calcutta on the 11th August 1946 to obtain a plan of Veterinary
Vaccine Section Buildings for Assam. A scheme with the plan of the buildings
obtained by me from Calcutta was submitted to Government on the 21st Septem-
ber 1946. Government deputed the Chief Engineer of the Roll Lathing Com-
pany, Assam, on the 9th February 1948 to start the work of construction of the
Veterinary Vaccine Section Buildings. The Chief Engineer along with his staff
marked the outerlines of the Veterinary Vaccine Buildings at Gauhati on the 10th
February 1948.
5. I submitted a draft relating to the Assam Cattle Disease Act, 1948, which
was discussed by a Committee on the 12th March 1948. I prepared a skeleton
scheme of the Assam Veterinary College which was submitted to the Government
on the 11th September 1948.
6. One honourable visitor Shri H. K. Lall, B.SC., M.R.C.V.S., Assistant
Animal Husbandry Commissioner of the Government of India visited the offices
of the Veterinary Investigation Officer and Assistant Veterinary Investigation
Officer (Poultry), Assam, on the 7th February 1948. He also visited the
Government Agricultural Cattle Breeding Farm at Khanapara and discussed
various matters, specially the control of T. B. and Johne's diseases in Assam
and the opening of the Assam Veterinary College, Nowgong.
Veterinary Investigation Officers, Assam
7. The scheme for the appointment of the Veterinary Investigation Officer,
Assam, commenced in the month of April 1933 and it was extended up to the
31st March 1948. Shri V. R. Gopalakrishnan, G.M.V.C., P.G., (Mukteswar)
was in charge of the office of the Veterinary Investigation Officer, Assam
2
throughout, the period under report. During the year he was on tour for 146 days
and travelled 7,338 miles by rail, 2,016 miles by road and 16 miles by boat.
While carrying out survey and investigation of animal disease conditions in the
p rovince, he visited 36 villages, 9 Tea Estates, 4 Government Farms, 2 Jail
Dairies and 2 private farms.
Shri V. R. Gopalakrishnan attended the 35th session of the Indian Science
Congress Association at Patna in the first week of January 1948, and opened
discussion on a paper entitled "Stephano-filariasis among buffalloes in Assam"
in the meeting of the Section of Medical and Veterinary Sciences.
Shri C. K. Bhuyan, the Deputy Secretary to the Government of Assam
in the Agriculture Department, visited the office and the Laboratory of
the Veterinary Investigation Officer, Assam, on the 11th October 1947 along
with me The investigation work in progress was explained to him and the
position regarding the schemes was discussed with him. Shri H. K. Lall,
Asisstant Animal Husbandry Commissioner to the Government of India visited
the office and Laboratory of the Veterinary Investigation Officer, Assam, on the
7th February 1948 and discussed various problems relating to investigation
including the scheme for the control of Bovine Contagious Pleuro-pneumonia.
The Veterinary Investigation Officer, Assam, accompanied the Assistant Animal
Husbandry Commissioner to Shillong on tour.
The following diseases were investigated by Shri V. R. Gopalakrishnan:—
1. Bovine Contagious Pleuro-pneumonia.
2. Clinical Nutritional Survey.
3. Bovine Haemoturia
4. Johne's disease.
5 Surra
6. Bovine Lymphangitis.
7. Bovine Contagious Abortion
8. Helminthiasis.
9. Rinderpest.
10. Stephanofilariasis.
The following papers were published or submitted for publication during the
year:—
1. Rinderpest among sheep and goats in Assam—for publication in the
Indian Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry.
2. Note on the control of Johne's Disease in Assam—for discussion in the
Second meeting of Veterinary Investigation Officers' Conference,
1947.
3. Stephanofilariasis among Buffaloes in Assam—Presented to the Indian
Science Congress, 35th Session, Patna, 1948, and Abstract published
in the Section of Medical and Veterinary Science, Abstracts, Item
39, page 17.
4. Immunisation of Buffaloes against Rinderpest in Assam—published in
the Indian Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry,
Vol. XV, pari IV, December 1945, page 253.
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5. Poultry Development in Assam for publication in Indian Farming.
6. Development of Veterinary Department, Assam,—for publication in
Indian Farming.
A detailed report on the work of the Veterinary Investigation Officer,
Assam, for the year 1947-48 had already been submitted to the Indian Council
of Agricultural Research through the Local Government as usual.
Assistant Disease Investigation Officer (Poultry), Assam
8. The scheme for the investigation of Poultry diseases in Assam came into
operation with effect from the 20th May 1942 and it has been extended upto
the 28th February 1950. Maulvi Abdur Rahman, B. A., C. B. V. C., P. O. (Muk-
teswar) was working as an Assistant Disease Investigation Officer (Poultry),
Assam, upto the 15th September 1947. As he opted for service under the
Pakistan Government he was relieved from service with effect from the 15th
September 1947 (afternoon).
After release of Maulvi A. Rahman, the post of
the Assistant Disease Investigation Officer (Poultry), Assam, was vacant from
the 16th September 1947 to the 12th March 1948.
Shri G. Roy Chowdhury, B. A., C. B. V. SC. P. G. (Mukteswar), was appoin-
ted as the Assistant Disease Investigation Officer (Poultry), Assam, with
effect from the 13th March 1948 and he continued to hold charge of the post
till the end of the year under report.
The following diseases were investigated by both of them:—
(1) Ranikhet disease.
(3) Avian Tuberculosis.
(5) Fowl Pox.
(2) Helminthiasis.
(4) Clinical Nutritional Survey.
(6) Salmonellosis in ducks.
(7) Survey of contagious diseases of poultry.
A summary report on the work of the Assistant Disease Investigation Officer
(Poultry), Assam, for the year 1947-48 had already been submitted to the
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
Veterinary Instructions
9. During the year under report there were in all 15 Assam Government
stipendiaries in the Bengal and the Bombay Veterinary Colleges as shown below
against 12 of the preceding year.
Bengal Veterinary College
First year class ...
Second year class ...
Third year class ...
6
3
3
Bombay Veterinary College
First year class
Second year class
1
2
There was no Local Board stipendiary or private student from Assam du-
ring the year.
Part II —Treatment of diseases
10. Table I shows the approximate number of deaths of animals from
contagious and other diseases as well as deaths from other causes. The figures
shown in this statement which have been obtained from the Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons and accepted with such check as was possible are to be considered
as approximate ones.