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4. The District Veterinary office was inspected by the
Director of Veterinary Services on 24th February 1931.
II:—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
5. On 31st March 1931 there were 22 Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons including leave reserve.
(a) Hospitals and dispensaries.
6. One dispensary was newly opened at Vuyyur on 1st
September 1930. The number of in and out-patients treated
and castrations performed, in all the institutions were 14,783
and 592 respectively as against 12,189 and 282 in the previous
year. There is an increase in both the items. Out of 592
castrations done at the veterinary institutions, 545 were done
by Burdizzo's castrator. One thousand and sixty-six cases,
not brought to the institutions, were supplied with medicines,
as against 705 of the previous year.
7. The District Boards of Kistna and Guntur and all the
municipalities have exempted animals taken for treatment to
the veterinary institutions from payment of toll-gate fees.
But, only at Bezwada, it was brought to my notice that the
contractor was infringing the above rules, and it was promptly
remedied by addressing the Revenue officer of the municipality.
8. Breeding bulls.—Under the control of the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons in charge, one bull is stationed at Veteri-
nary Hospital, Ongole, and another (buffalo bull) at Guntur.
They are well looked after.
9. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons D. Kamayya and T. Sita-
raman are commended for good work.
(b) Touring Staff.
10. The post of the Additional Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon, Tenali, created in January 1930 continued through-
out the year.
11. Castrations.—The total number of castrations done
by the touring staff alone was 2,219 as against 428 of the pre-
vious year. Of these, 2,182 were done by Burdizzo's. Mr. D.
Visweswaradu is responsible for 577 castrations, the highest
number done by a Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in this circle.
There is an appreciable increase, viz., five times the figure of
the last year which proves the popularity of the Burdizzo
method. The work had been handicapped for want of a
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sufficient number of Burdizzo castrators (10 for 22 men).
One per cent of failures were noticed during my subsequent
inspection and these were redone.
12. Contagious diseases.—The touring staff treated 6,348
cases of contagious diseases as against 6,298 of the previous
year.
13. Non-contagious diseases.—Two thousand four hundred
and eighty-eight cases were treated for non-contagious diseases
as against 1,609 of the previous year.
14. A comparative statement showing the work done by
the touring staff is furnished below :—
Year.
1929-30 .. ..
1930-31 .. ..
Inoculations
by serum
alone
method.
738
..
Inoculations
by serum
simultaneous
method.
20,557
24,246
Contagious
cases
treated.
6,298
6,348
Non-
contagious
cases
treated.
3,609
2,488
Castrations
performed.
428
2,219
The statement indicates all round progress in the different
items of work.
15. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons K. Surya Rao and
P. Kumaran Nayar deserve mention for their popularity, tact
and hard work.
III.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
16. Rinderpest.—Six hundred and fifty-two reports were
received by the touring staff and 606 of them were attended.
Eighteen thousand nine hundred and fifty-six cattle and 5,290
sheep were protected by serum simultaneous method during
the year. The disease was widespread, and severe in both
the districts.
17. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—The touring staff received
46 reports of which 37 were attended but no inoculations could
be undertaken as they were either sporadic, or, the disease
subsided by the time the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon attended.
The non-attendance of the remaining outbreak reports was
due to no progress reports having been received. Specimens
from eight cases were sent to the Madras Veterinary College
for microscopical examination, of which two proved positive.
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18. Anthrax.—The number of reports received and
attended by the staff were eight and five respectively. There
was no opportunity to use Australian spore vaccine as this
disease also was sporadic. Four specimens were submitted
with negative results.
19. Blackquarter.—Of the 40 reports received during the
year, 29 reports were attended. The above reasons hold good
for no inoculations under this head also. Three specimens
were submitted of which one proved positive.
20. Foot-and-mouth disease.—Twenty-four reports were
received by the staff and 18 reports were attended. The
disease prevailed in a very mild form. A few cases were
treated with Lugol's solution of iodine successfully.
21. Some of the outbreak reports of the abovementioned
diseases were not attended for the following reasons :—
(1) Disease subsided before they could be attended.
(2) No progress reports were received in some cases.
(3) Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were engaged in
rinderpest outbreaks, or serum simultaneous inoculations.
22. Glanders.—Nil.
23. Epizootic lymphangitis.—Nil.
24. Kumri.—Three cases were diagnosed.
25. Sheep-pox.—Nil.
26. Piroplasmosis—Babesia mutans.—Out of 12 speci-
mens submitted, one proved positive—a he-buffalo which was
treated with trypan-blue.
27. Infectious lymphangitis.—Nil.
28. Surra.— Nil.
29. Trypanosomiasis.—One she-buffalo confirmed positive.
30. Bovine lymphangitis—Pus from five suspected cases
was sent to the Principal, Madras Veterinary College, who
confirmed them and supplied special vaccine with which the
cases were treated in the several institutions. Results on the
whole were satisfactory.
31. Rabies.—Twelve cases were suspected, of which three
were confirmed by the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor. Two
cases were unfit for examination and confirmation was not
sought for in the remaining seven cases.
32. Nasal granuloma.—Four cases of nasal granuloma
were observed by me in Gudivada taluk and Tiruvur and
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Nuzvid divisions, in Kistna district. The concerned Veteri-
nary Assistant Surgeons have adopted antimonium tartaratum
treatment.
33. Strangles.—Strangles, in an epidemic form, was pre-
valent in Bezwada and Guntur towns during the year. Thirty-
five cases were treated medically at the veterinary institutions.
Preventive measures were adopted to arrest its spread.
34. Coccidiosis.—Two cases of coccidiosis were found in
the Veterinary Dispensary, Bezwada, and the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon was given necessary instructions as to their
diagnosis and treatment.
35. Johne's disease.—Scrapings from two cases were sub-
mitted for examination from Jaggayyapet but proved negative.
36. Actinonycosis.—Three cases proved positive, out of
12, at Guruzala and Jaggayyapet. Iodine and pot. iodine
treatment were adopted with favourable results.
37. Distemper.—Two valuable dogs belonging to the Raja
of Challapalli were treated at Veterinary Dispensary, Bandar,
successfully.
38. Mange.—Four cases were diagnosed as Demodex
Foliculorum and six cases for sarcoptic, and other varieties,
out of 26 scrapings submitted.
39. (a) Fowl cholera.—This disease was prevalent in
Bezwada taluk and cases were treated at Veterinary Dis-
pensary, Bezwada.
(b) Fowl-pox.—The number of cases treated at Veteri-
nary Dispensary, Nuzvid, was 7.
40. Ephemeral fever.—Ten cases were treated successfully
and there were no casualties.
IV.—MISCELLANEOUS.
41. Microscopic work.—One hundred and seventy-five
specimens of blood and pus smears, skin scrapings and sections
of growths, were submitted to the Principal, Madras Veteri-
nary College, for microscopical examination against 10 of the
previous year. Of these 81 proved positive for various
diseases. Besides these, the two post-graduate men in charge
of veterinary institutions at Bezwada and Guntur have
examined 27 and 42 respectively in their daily routine. There
is however vast scope for improvement under this heading and
it is hoped to do better work in the next year. All the slides
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received from the staff were examined by me and the quarterly
returns were duly submitted to the head office. Figures are as
follows :—Thirty-one specimens.
42. Criminal poisoning.—Five cases were dealt with by
the staff and visceral contents were sent to the Chemical
Examiner, who declared that no poison was found. Five
post-mortems were conducted.
43. Malicious injury.—Twenty-one cases were examined
for malicious injury and certificates granted. Three cases
ended in conviction, two in acquittals and one in compromise.
The results were not communicated in the remaining cases.
Post-mortems were conducted in nine cases.
44. One hundred and nine cases were prosecuted under
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, of which 99 were
convicted; but no animals were remanded to the hospitals
under this Act.
45. Municipal.—The Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in
charge of veterinary institutions, Nuzvid and Jaggayyapet,
continued to do meat inspection. The Chairman, Municipal
Council, Ongole, expressed his willingness to entrust the meat
inspection duty to the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge
and he has been officially addressed on the subject and his reply
is awaited. The Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of
the Veterinary Dispensary, Guruzala, has reported that he dis-
continued to do meat inspection on 1st May 1930 as no remu-
neration was being paid.
46. Monthly cattle mortality statements.—All the munici-
palities in this circle, viz., Bezwada, Guntur, Narasaraopet,
Chirala and Ongole, which have adopted the by-laws relating
to the control of contagious diseases in animals, forwarded the
usual monthly cattle mortality statements to this office. They
are also prompt in reporting outbreaks of contagious diseases
to the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons concerned.
47. Government livestock.—Twenty-eight
animals were
protected by serum simultaneous method in the Government
Buffalo-breeding Farm, and Agricultural Farm, Guntur. The
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary
Hospital, Guntur, paid visits whenever required.
48. Fairs and shows.—The monthly cattle fair at Ongole
was started from January 1931, on the 1st of every-month,
and is attended by the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon,
Bapatla. or the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of the
Veterinary Hospital, Ongole, for propaganda work,
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49. Propaganda.—While in camp, I collected the ryots
and spoke to them invariably in every village on the following
subjects and distributed the departmental leaflets:—
Subjects —
(1) Protective inoculation against infectious diseases,
etc.
(2) Castration of scrub bulls by Burdizzo Emasculator.-
(3) Cultivation of special fodder crops.
(4) Diseases communicable from animals to man.
The agricultural motor van toured in this circle from 6th
to 20th February 1931. The Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon, Bezwada, was deputed to tour with the van and
deliver lectures with the help of magic lantern and slides in
Tenali, Bapatla, Ongole and Guntur taluks.
50. Lethal chambers.—The only lethal chamber, that at
Bandar, was out of order during the year.
51. Financial effect of the introduction of new scales of
fees.—Fees are collected only in two institutions at Bezwada
and Guntur, and there is decrease in collection, in both the.
institutions:—
Name of the institution.
Veterinary Dispensary,
Bezwada.
Veterinary
Hospital,
Guntur.
Amount
received
during
1929-30.
RS.
147
78
A.
8
9
P.
0
0
Amount
received
during
1930-31.
RS.
121
44
A.
8
0
P.
0
0
The fall is attributed to general depression but it has not
affected the admissions nor the attendance in the institutions.
52. For slackness in intimating outbreaks of cattle diseases,
six village munsifs were reported against, to the Collectors
and they were suitably dealt with by the concerned Revenue
Divisional Officers.
K. S. NATESA AYYAR,
Acting District Veterinary Officer, Bezwada.
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE DISTRICT
VETERINARY OFFICER, NELLORE, FOR THE YEAR
1930-31.
I.—ADMINISTRATION
.
This report relates to the Nellore Circle, constituting the
districts of Cuddapah and Nellore. I was in charge of it
throughout the year.
2. I was on tour for 178 days, and inspected all the
veterinary institutions and the Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons in the circle twice during the year, one of these
inspections being a detailed one in each case. I visited some
important villages and did propaganda work in connexion with
the improvement of livestock and castration of scrub bulls,
etc. Magic lantern lectures were delivered by me on some
important occasions on which large crowds of people gathered.
I also attended to five outbreaks of rinderpest where the ryots
had refused inoculations, and convinced them of the advantages
of the serum simultaneous method. I was thereby able to
arrange 225 inoculations by this method under my personal
supervision, in two of these outbreaks, while I arranged inocu-
lations for the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in the
remaining three.
In addition, I personally conducted at the Livestock
Research Station, Chintaladevi, 146 serum simultaneous inocu-
lations and 142 inoculations by the serum alone method against
rinderpest, 10 of the latter being done on outside animals
brought to the station.
I also attended to five outbreaks of black quarter and 703
inoculations were conducted against this disease under my
personal supervision. I also arranged for the use of black
quarter aggressin on all the Government animals at the
Chintaladevi Farm.
I acted as a judge in the cattle-show held at Nellore in
connexion with the Agricultural Exhibition during the year.
3. During the year under report, 5,818 head of cattle
were protected against rinderpest by the serum simultaneous
method of inoculation with the virus obtained from the Madras
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Veterinary College. In addition to the above number, 142
inoculations by serum alone method were also performed
against this disease.
4. During the year the veterinary dispensaries at Proddatur
and Rajampet were removed to the new rented buildings as
the old ones were found to be unsuitable.
5. During the period of my stay at headquarters I fre-
quently visited the Veterinary Hospital, Nellore, and gave
professional advice and assistance to the Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon in charge.
II.—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
6. On 31st March 1931 there were in the circle in all 19
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons including the Veterinary Assis-
tant Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary Hospital, Chintaladevi
Livestock Research Station. This number includes the two
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons on leave and one under
suspension on that date.
(a) Hospitals and dispensaries.
7. There were in all seven dispensaries and two hospitals
on 31st March 1931.
8. No new dispensaries or touring billets were opened in
this circle during the year under report.
9. The growing popularity of these institutions is well
reflected in the fact that 8,923 animals were treated during
the year, against 7,831 during the previous year.
10. The veterinary institutions at Badvel, Cuddapah, and
Venkatagiri showed a marked increase in the number of out-
patients treated, and the veterinary dispensaries at Rajampet
and Cuddapah showed a great increase in the number of
castrations performed.
11. In the Veterinary Hospital at Chintaladevi there is a
slight fall in the number of out-patients. This is due to the
fact that outside animals could not be freely admitted into the
farm owing to the prevalence of rinderpest and black quarter
in some of the surrounding villages. The work turned out in
the institutions at Nellore, Kavali and Proddatur continued
to be almost the same as that during the previous year.
12. (a) The number of castrations performed at the several
institutions in the circle during the current year is 520 against
315 done during the previous year. Out of this number, 508
were done by the Burdizzo method. Of the total number of
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castrations performed, as many as 269 were done at the Veteri-
nary Dispensary, Rajampet, and 104 were performed at the
Veterinary Dispensary, Cuddapah. The names of Messrs. N. K.
Viswanadhan and M. A. Gaffur, who were respectively in
charge of these institutions, deserve special mention here.
(b) Two hundred and eighty-eight major and 577 minor
operations were also performed in addition, at the several
institutions in the circle.
13. The total number of cases supplied with medicine but
not brought to the institutions was 463. Steps are being taken
to discourage this practice and put a stop to it gradually.
14. A comparative statement showing the work done at
the several institutions is appended below :—
Year.
1929-80
1930-31
Number of admissions.
In-patients.
499
533
Out-patients.
7,372
7,861
Castrations.
315
520
15. A temporary in-patient shed in the Veterinary Dis-
pensary at Proddatur and a temporary dressing shed in the
Veterinary Dispensary at Rajampet were constructed during
the year under report. The construction of the permanent
buildings for the veterinary institution at Cuddapah has been
completed during the year. Only the construction of the well
is now unfinished.
The construction of a store-room in the Veterinary
Hospital at Nellore sanctioned during March 1930 has not yet
been taken in hand.
(b) Itinerating Staff.
16. There were during the year eight Touring Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons and one probationer attached to this circle
on 31st March 1931. During the major portion of the year
the post of the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon,
Kandukur, was not filled for want of staff, and the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary Dispensary,
Kandukur, was kept in charge of Kandukur taluk during the
period. The office of the Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon, Nellore, was also kept in additional charge of the
Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Gudur, from 13th
March 1931.
17. The number of cases of non-contagious diseases treated
and castrations performed by the touring staff is very satis-
factory and reflects much credit on them. The number of
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castrations done by this section of the staff during the current
year has been three times the number performed during last
year.
18. A comparative statement showing the work done by
the touring staff during the current year and the preceding
one is given below :—
Year.
1929-30
..
1930-31
..
Cases treated.
Contagious
cases.
.. 1,582
.. 1.601
Non-contagious
cases.
2,167
2,397
Castrations.
431
1,244
(a) Castrations.—The total number of castrations done
by the touring staff was 1,244 against 431 of the previous
year. Of this number, as many as 1,229 were done by
Burdizzo method.
(b) Contagious cases.—The touring staff treated 1,601
cases for contagious diseases against 1,582 of the previous
year. The increase in the figure is due to the severe prevalence
of both black quarter and rinderpest in Rapur, Kanigiri, Podili,
and Darsi taluks of Nellore district, during the year.
(c) Non-contagious cases.—Two thousand three hundred
and ninety-seven cases of non-contagious diseases were treated
by the Itinerating Staff during the year against 2,167 of the
previous year.
Mr. P. Abraham, Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon,
treated a large number of non-contagious cases in spite of
having to attend to too many outbreak reports, and his name
deserves special mention here.
III.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
19. Rinderpest.—This disease was very prevalent in a
virulent form in Nellore district, and 68 reports were received
during the year of which 56 were attended. Of the remain-
ing number, some were left unattended for want of time,
some for want of progress reports, and others owing to the
subsidence of the disease before the Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon could visit the scene of outbreak. Additional Veteri-
nary Assistant Surgeons had to be posted to the worst affected
localities in Nellore district, where the disease was severe.
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20. A comparative statement showing the number of
inoculations performed against this disease during the year
under review and the previous year is given below:—
Year.
1929-30
1930-31
..
..
..
..
..
..
Serum alone
method.
..
142
Serum simultaneous
method.
3,656
5,818 *
The name of Mr. P. Abraham, Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon, Kanigiri, again deserves special mention here for the
large number of inoculations done by him. The disease was
severe in the taluks of Kanigiri, Podili, Darsi, Kandukur, and
Kavali of Nellore district. The district of Cuddapah was not
affected to the same extent by this disease during the year.
There were only a few outbreaks in Cuddapah taluk.
Local virus could not be used in any of these outbreaks, as
the people of these districts are unwilling to permit the draw-
ing of blood from their animals.
The number of deaths amongst cattle inoculated against
rinderpest by the serum simultaneous method during the year
was 21.
21. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—During the year under
report 101 reports were received and 92 were attended. Three
thousand seven hundred and twenty-three inoculations were
performed against 2,945 done during the previous year. The
remaining reports were unattended for want of time and pro-
gress reports. The disease was severe in Gudur, Venkatagiri
and Nellore taluks, and was also moderately prevalent in the
other taluks of Nellore district. The district of Cuddapah was
free from this disease.
Blood smears from 34 cases suspected for this disease were
submitted by the staff for microscopical examination. Of this
number 15 proved positive.
22. Anthrax.—Sixty-four
reports were received and 38
were attended. The remaining reports were not attended to,
for want of time and progress reports, original reports being
of only one or two deaths.
Eight blood smears were sent for examination. One of
these was positive for anthrax, and two others showed
trypanosomes.
* This number includes 77 re-inoculations,
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23. Black quarter.—Four hundred and seventeen reports
of black quarter were received by the staff and 279 were
attended. The remaining could not be attended to for want of
progress reports and time. The disease was in a virulent form
in most of the taluks in Nellore district. Eleven thousand six
hundred and ninety-seven inoculations by serum alone method
were performed by the staff during the year. Besides these,
201 inoculations with black quarter aggressin and 40 with
serum and aggressin were also performed.
Twenty-six smears taken from the muscle juice of suspected
animals were sent for examination, and 14 of these were
positive for black quarter.
24. Foot-and-mouth disease.—Thirty-eight reports were
received. Of these 28 were attended to by the staff. The
treatment by Chemotherapy against this disease could not be
tried during the year, as I could not find time to attend to any
of these outbreaks, owing to the severe prevalence of rinder
pest in Nellore district as already stated above. The disease
was very mild in the circle during the year.
25. Sheep-pox.—Two outbreaks of this disease were
received and were attended to.
26. Mange.—Scrapings from the skin lesions of six cases
suspected for mange were sent for examination at the College,
and all were reported to be non-parasitic in origin.
27. Six blood smears, three from cases suspected to be
fowl cholera and three for piroplasmosis were sent to the
Madras Veterinary College for microscopical examination, and
all were declared negative. A wave of pseudo-fowl cholera
swept Proddatur town claiming a heavy toll.
28. Five specimens of tumours were submitted to the
Madras Veterinary College for diagnosis. Of this number, one
proved to be sarcoma and three epitheliomata. The result has
not yet been communicated in respect of the remaining one.
29. Collections of ticks were sent for identification and
they were identified as belonging to the Genera Hæmophysalis,
Hyolemma and Ornithodorus.
30. Bovine lymphangitis.—Material taken from 12 cases
suspected to be Bovine-Lymphangitis was submitted to the
Madras Veterinary College for examination, and in eight cases,
proved positive. Six cases were successfully treated with
vaccine obtained from the Madras Veterinary College. In the
case of the other two the vaccine was obtained from the Madras
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