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19. The Madras Cattle Disease Act was enforced for one
month during the cattle fairs held at Kuruvathi village in
Bellary district and at Gornatla village in Kurnool district.
20. Three thousand seven hundred and twenty-two inocu-
lations by the serum simultaneous method were done during
the year, three hundred and seventy-seven inoculations by the
serum alone method were done during the cattle fair at
Kuruvathi village in Bellary district. Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons N. Ramanathan and G. C. Srihari Nayudu did a
large number of inoculations by serum simultaneous method
during the year.
21. Anthrax.—The number of reports received during the
year was nine, of which five were attended and the others were
lodged as the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were engaged in
combating rinderpest.
22. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—Two reports were received
and only one was attended. This disease was very mild this
year.
23. Blackquarter.—Thirty reports were received, of which
twenty reports were attended. Ninety-one inoculations by the
serum alone method were done against this disease during the
year. This disease was severe in Markapur division, Kurnool
district.
24. Foot-and-mouth disease.—The total number of reports
received was 69. Fifty were attended to, one report was pend-
ing and the others were lodged for want of time. Most of the
reports were received from Markapur division, Kurnool district.
There were few deaths from this disease.
25. Rabies.—Eleven cases of rabies were brought to the
notice of the staff during the year, of which eight cases were
confirmed. Three dogs received anti-rabic treatment.
26. Other contagious diseases.—Six reports were received
and three were attended and the rest were lodged for want of
progress reports.
27. Piroplasmosis.—Three cases of bovine Piroplasmosis
were declared positive, two for Piroplasma bigeminum and one
for Theileria mutans.
28. Mange.—Examination of scrapings from two cases
proved positive, one for Sarcoptic and the other for Notoedric
mange.
29. Nasal granuloma.—Twenty-one cases were treated
during the year; thirteen were cured. No information was
available about the result of the other cases.
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30. Urethral calculi.—One bovine case was operated upon
and the calculi were removed.
31. Fowl-pest.—A few cases were reported and the Veteri-
nary Assistant Surgeon in charge of Veterinary hospital,
Bellary, has reported that quinine sulphate in small doses has
had some effect in curing some of the cases.
32. Cases of unusual interest.—Specimens from a boar whose
post-mortem findings were highly suspicious of tuberculosis
were sent to the Principal, Madras Veterinary College, Madras,
but it is interesting to note that the examination revealed the
presence of Gram negative organism instead of acid fast bacilli.
33. Bacteriological.—Seventy-one specimens were submitted
by the staff to the Madras Veterinary College laboratory for
microscopical examination.
IV.—MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
34. Malicious injury.—Twenty-two wound certificates were
issued and eight post-mortems were conducted.
35. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—The
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in charge of the veterinary
institutions issued 38 certificates and it is gratifying to note
that all these animals were remanded for treatment. Animals
of the Grorakshaha Sabha at Bellary and Adoni were attended
to by the concerned Veterinary Assistant Surgeons.
36. Cattle fairs.—The annual cattle fairs at Kuruvathi,
Myalar and Gudur were attended by the staff. The District
Veterinary Officer attended the cattle fair at Kuruvathi and
protected the animals by serum alone method.
37. Meat inspection.—The municipalities of Bellary,
Hospet, Adoni and Kurnool continued to utilize the services of
the local Veterinary Assistant Surgeons for meat inspection
work.
Whole-time Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were not enter-
tained by any of the local bodies in this circle.
38. Lethal chambers.—The lethal chambers belonging to the
municipalities at Bellary, Kurnool and Adoni were inspected
quarterly by the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons.
39. Visiting committees.—Visiting committees were formed
by the kind help of the Collectors of Bellary and Kurnool
districts to visit the veterinary institutions at Bellary and
Kurnool periodically and record their remarks in the visitors'
book.
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40. Propaganda work.—Three Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons followed the Agricultural exhibition vans and de-
monstrated to the ryots the method of castration by Burdizzo
castrator, and spoke to the ryots about the benefits of serum
simultaneous inoculations, other veterinary matters and deli-
vered lantern lectures.
The Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, Markapur and
Dhone, attended the Ryots' Conference convened by the
Collector of Kurnool and spoke to the ryots about veterinary
matters and demonstrated to the ryots castrations by Burdizzo's
method.
41. Research.—The District Veterinary Officer had occasion
to treat twenty cases definitely known to be suffering from
rinderpest with an indigenous drug reported to be a curative
for this disease. It was used in all stages of the disease and
resulted in seventeen recoveries and three deaths.
Although the results are fairly good, the number treated is
too small to consider the results as conclusive. But its trial on
a larger scale in different parts of the Presidency is recommended
with a view to study its efficacy.
V.—GENERAL.
42. The touring staff had to complain against the slackness
of three village officers in reporting outbreaks of contagious
diseases. Out of the total number of castrations done during
the year, viz., 1,057 in this circle, 960 were done by Burdizzo
method.
43. Office staff.—The office staff continue to discharge their
allotted duties diligently.
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
MADANAPALLE CIRCLE FOR THE YEAR
1929-30.
I.—ADMINISTRATION.
1. The new circle constituting the districts of Chittoor and
Anantapur was opened by Mr. G. A. Ajwani on the forenoon
of 20th July 1929, with headquarters at Madanapalle. Ever
since its opening he held charge of the circle.
2. He inspected all the veterinary institutions and touring
billets twice in Chittoor district and once in Anantapur district,
while one inspection was carried out by the District Veterinary
Officer, Bellary, in Anantapur district before the opening of
this circle. He toured for 111 days from August 1929.
3. He attended some outbreak reports of Rinderpest and
Blackquarter along with the concerned Touring Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons, and carried out 1,685 inoculations by
serum simultaneous method against Rinderpest and 150 inocula-
tions against Blackquarter.
4. He inspected during the year the Government livestock
at Kalahasti Agricultural Farm and castrated one bull by the
Burdizzo method.
5. He inspected the site for the construction of new Veteri-
nary Hospital buildings at Anantapur and submitted the plan
for additional buildings to head office which is now under the
consideration of the site committee.
6. During his tour he conducted 127 castrations on bovines
and others and one equine by Burdizzo method.
7. He checked the inoculation work of the subordinate
staff.
8. He attended the Veterinary Hospital, Madanapalle, and
rendered professional aid to the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon
in charge of the Veterinary Hospital while at headquarters.
9. The total number of preventive inoculations conducted
in the year was 16,985 of which 12,548 were serum simulta-
neous inoculations against Rinderpest and the remainder against
Blackquarter. The serum used was from Muktesar Imperial
Institute of Veterinary Research, and the virus was obtained
either from the Madras Veterinary College or locally.
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10. The Director of Veterinary Services, Madras, inspected
the Circle office during the year.
II.—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
11. The total number of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in
the circle was 13, of whom, six were in charge of veterinary
institutions and seven were in charge of touring billets. There
was no leave reserve in the circle. The Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary Dispensary, Battuvaripalle,
did touring work in addition to his own duties. His jurisdic-
tion extended throughout the division of Kuppam. No addi-
tional veterinary institutions or touring billets were opened
during the year.
(a) Hospitals and Dispensaries.
12. The number of in- and out-patients treated and castra-
tions performed in all the institutions in this circle was 6,439
and 547 as compared with 5,598 and 390 respectively. On the
whole, there has been an appreciable increase in the number of
cases treated and castrations performed when compared with
last year.
13. Of 547 castrations done at the institutions 517 were
done by the Burdizzo emasculator and 27 by surgical methods
as well as 3 by caponising method in poultry. Seven hundred
and eighty-eight cases were supplied with medicine, without
their being brought to the institutions as against 283 of the
previous year.
14. The attendance of cases in the Veterinary Hospitals in
the circle remained good. There was an appreciable increase in
the number of admissions at the Chittoor Veterinary Hospital
whereas the Madanapalle Veterinary Hospital showed a
decrease under this item when compared with that of the
last year.
15. During the year under report, the annual repairs to the
following buildings were carried out by this department—
(a)
(b)
(c)
Veterinary Hospital, Madanapalle.
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Hindupur.
The temporary waiting and operation sheds in the
Veterinary Dispensary at Anantapur were also repaired.
16. Proposals for the construction of quarters for the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in charge of the Veterinary
Hospitals at Madanapalle and Chittoor are receiving considera-
tion and sanction is awaited.
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17. The Veterinary Hospital at Chittoor which was working
as a dispensary in the previous year in a rented building was
moved to the newly constructed Government building during
the year.
18. A shed for a breeding bull has been put up in the
Veterinary Hospital, Madanapalle, by the Agricultural Depart-
ment, but the bull has not yet arrived.
(b) Itinerating Staff.
19. Owing to the number of outbreaks of cattle diseases in
the circle during the year under report the work of the limited
touring staff was very heavy.
20. Castrations.—The total number of castrations done by
the touring staff of this circle was 732 as against 322 of the
previous year. Of these 568 castrations were done by Burdizzo
emasculator, and 164 by the surgical method.
21. Contagious cases.—The Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons treated 943 cases of contagious diseases as against
1,639 of the previous year. The fall is attributed to the fact
that the touring staff had to devote much of their attention to
serum simultaneous inoculations which helped to keep down
the spread of Rinderpest in Rinderpest-affected localities where
inoculations had been done.
22. Non-contagious cases.—One thousand seven hundred
and sixty-three cases were treated for non-contagious diseases
by the touring staff of this circle as against 1,644 of the
previous year.
23. A comparative statement of the work done by the
touring staff is appended below :—
Year
1928-29 .. ..
1929-30 .. ..
Inoculations
by 'Serum
alone'
method.
21,945
1,639
Inoculations
by 'Serum
simultaneous'
method.
1,806
12,548
Castrations.
322
732
Non-conta-
gious cases.
1,644
1,763
Contagious
cases.
1,639
943
There is an appreciable rise in the number of non-contagious
cases treated and castrations performed. The fall in the
number of inoculations by the serum alone method was due to
the discontinuance of that method of inoculation. The serum
simultaneous method is gaining ground rapidly as its advantages
over other methods of treatment are better understood by the
ryot.
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24. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons S. A. Sastri, A. R. Madhu-
suthanam, D. Antoniswami and K. S. Krishnaswami are
commended for good work. The first helped to popularize the
Chittoor Veterinary Hospital and the rest organized serum-
simultaneous camps and assisted the District Veterinary Officer
in inoculation work.
III.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
25. Rinderpest.—Two hundred and eighty-five reports of
this disease were received by the Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons of this circle and 241 were attended to. The remain-
ing 44 reports were not attended to either for want of time or
progress reports. The disease was, on the whole, severe in
both the districts of this circle. Twelve thousand five hundred
and forty-eight inoculations were conducted against the disease
by the serum-simultaneous method, and 1,639 by the serum
alone method.
26. The Madras Cattle Disease Act, 1866, was in force in
both the districts of this circle for six months from 16th April
1929 in Chittoor district and, for one year, from 24th April
1929 in Anantapur district. There have been no prosecutions
under the Act.
27. Blackquarter.—One hundred and seventy-six reports
of this disease were received of which 83 reports were attended
to. The remaining were not attended to either for want of
progress reports or want of time. The disease was severe in
Chittoor district. Specimens from ten cases were sent for
microscopical examination of which four proved positive. Two
thousand seven hundred and forty-one animals were protected
with blackquarter serum and 57 animals with Aggressin
against this disease.
28. Anthrax.—Nineteen reports were made of this disease
and ten of them were attended to. The remaining were not
attended to as they were of a very mild nature.
29. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—Eight reports of this disease
were received and three were attended, The disease was mild.
Two specimens were sent for microscopical examination and
both were confirmed.
30. Foot-and-Mouth
disease.—Nineteen reports were
received and nine were attended to. The disease was mild.
31. Other contagious diseases.—Under this head fourteen
reports were received of which six were attended to.
32. Glanders.—Nil.
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33. Epizootic Lymphangitis.—Nil.
34. Kumri.—Nil.
35. Sheep-pox.—Nil.
36. Piroplasmosis.—Smears from a dog suspected for Piro-
plasma canis were sent for examination. No organisms were
found in it.
37. Trypanosomiasis.—Nil.
38. Demodex species.—One specimen was submitted from a
cow and was declared positive.
39. Rabies.—Seven cases of rabies in dogs were detected and
three in other animals. The brains of three dogs were sent to
Pasteur Institute, Coonoor, and while two were declared positive
the other was negative. In seven cases microscopical confirma-
tion was not sought for. A dog and a pony were treated with
anti-rabic vaccine against rabies.
IV.—MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
40. Criminal poisoning.—Seven cases suspected to have been
poisoned were brought to veterinary institutions for examina-
tion. The viscera were sent to the Chemical Examiner to the
Government of Madras. No poison was detected in four of
them. The remaining three were declared to contain 'Thenetin'
the active principle of yellow oleander. These cases were not
proceeded with for lack of witnesses.
41. Malicious injury.—Fourteen cases were examined for
malicious injury by the staff and the necessary wound certifi-
cates were issued. In three cases the accused were convicted,
one case was dismissed, three were not proceeded with, one case
resulted in the discharge of the accused, and five cases were
treated as those of mistake of facts. One case is still pending
decision.
42. Meat inspection.—The municipalities and the union
boards in the circle did not avail themselves of the services of
the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons for inspection of meat in
their slaughter-houses.
43. Municipal.—All the municipalities in the circle have
adopted the by-laws relating to the control of animal diseases
and are making reports of the mortality among cattle.
44. Cattle fairs and shows.—(i) Two annual cattle fairs were
held during the year under report. One annual cattle fair took
place in the village of Kottacheruvu of Penukonda taluk. This
was attended to. The fair took place during the month of
May 1929 and lasted for about eight days. As this was the only
big fair in the district and as there was epidemic of Rinderpest
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in the taluk, the Cattle Disease Act of 1866 was enforced and
compulsory inoculation was resorted to. The District Veterinary
Officer, Bellary, was present throughout the fair and two addi-
tional Veterinary Assistant Surgeons were posted to assist in
inoculation work. One thousand six hundred and twenty-five
bovines were protected by the serum alone method against
Rinderpest.
(ii) The second annual cattle fair of Tenugallu of
Kalyandrug taluk was held during the month of February 1930
and was attended by the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon,
Anantapur.
(iii) The annual cattle fair at Punganur was not conducted
this year as per G.O. R. No. 92, Development, dated 6th April
1929.
(iv) All cattle fairs and shows—annual and weekly, both
private and public—in Chittoor and Palmaner taluks and
Venkatagirikota division, were closed from 16th April 1929
to 31st August 1929, owing to the prevalence of Rinderpest.
45. Lethal chambers.—The lethal chamber at Tadpatri was
not in working order. The construction of these chambers is
in progress in Chittoor and Tirupati while the municipalities
of Anantapur and Hindupur have not yet taken up the question
of providing lethal chambers.
46. Propaganda work.—The Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon, Madanapalle, delivered lectures to the ryots on
veterinary matters in Peddatippasamudram village of Madana-
palle taluk when he accompanied the agricultural motor van
in April 1929.
47. The opportunity was taken to do propaganda work at
the Kottacheruvu cattle fair. Castrations by the Burdizzo
method and other minor operations were performed, veterinary
charts of educative value were exhibited and lectures on diseases
of cattle were given with lantern slide illustrations. The ryots
were given advice and instruction regarding contagious diseases,
treatment and prevention.
48. At the end of January 1930, the Union Board,
Madanapalle, opened an agriculture stall in its weekly market.
On its opening day a show case of the exhibits of the Veteri-
nary department was put up in the stall. Some useful and
instructive instruments and interesting internal parasites were
exhibited. A lecture with the aid of lantern slides on some
contagious diseases of cattle was delivered on the occassion.
49. The Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Tadpatri, took part
in the Health and Baby Week and also acted as a judge in
selecting cattle for prizes.
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50. Research.—When the District Veterinary Officer toured
in Punganur division he discovered three cases of accidental
plant poisoning in cattle and that two animals had already died.
The poison was understood to have been caused by the animals
taking the leaves of certain toxic plants. The leaves of those
plants were collected and sent to the Principal, Madras Veteri-
nary College, for examination. The results are awaited.
51. Through lack of time no trial has been made of the
method of controlling foot-and-mouth disease by Chemotherapy.
52. Two specimens of suspected epitheloma were submit-
ted to the Principal, Madras Veterinary College, of which one
was said to contain chronic inflamatory fibrous tissue and the
other was declared positive. Nineteen cases of nasal granu-
loma in cattle were treated with Antimonium Tartaratem and
all were cured. Fifteen bulls suffering from chronic luxation
of the patella were cured by Tincture Iodine injection at the
Chittoor Veterinary Hospital.
53. Bacteriological work.—The staff in this circle submitted
sixteen specimens to the Principal, Madras Veterinary College,
for examination. Of these nine proved positive and seven
negative.
54. Government live-stock.—The Government cattle at
Kalahasti Agricultural Farm were inspected and professional
aid was given on three occasions during the year. Three bulls
belonging to the farm were castrated with Burdizzo emasculator.
55. Financial effect of the introduction of revised scales of
fees.—The Veterinary Hospital, Madanapalle, is the only insti-
tution in the circle wherein the lew of fees is in vogue. The
revised scale of fees has had no effect over the financial aspect
of the institution as the receipts were very low.
V.—GENERAL REMARKS.
56. The staff found it necessary to complain against three
village officers for slackness in reporting outbreaks of cattle
diseases; in one instance the award of blackmark was made
and the action taken in the other two cases has not yet been
communicated.
57. The Burdizzo method of castration has become very
popular with the ryots as is seen from the fact that 1,085
castrations were performed by that method in this circle.
58. For carrying out effective propaganda work, great need
is felt for a magic lantern apparatus and the slides showing the
spread of contagious diseases and their prevention in a popular
story form. It is believed that this form of propaganda will
be very useful and interesting to the ryots.
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ANNUAL
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
VELLORE CIRCLE FOR THE YEAR 1929-30.
I.—ADMINISTRATION.
1. In the beginning of the year under report, this Circle,
consisted of four districts, viz., North Arcot, Salem, Chittoor
and Cuddapah. Consequent on the opening of five new circles,
Cuddapah and Chittoor district; were removed and added to
Nellore and Madanapalle Circles respectively. At the close of
the year this circle comprised North Arcot and Salem districts
only.
2. The following officers held charge of this circle during
the year :—
Mr. A. J. Wilson from 1st April 1929 to 25th August
1929.
M.R.Ry. K. S. Natesa Ayyar Avargal from 26th August
1929 to 26th October 1929.
M-R.Ry. H. C. Sampath Ayyangar Avargal from 30th
October 1929 till the end of the year.
All the institutions and touring billets in the circle were
inspected twice during the year except the Veterinary Hos-
pitals at Vellore, Salem and Hosur Cattle Farm and the Touring
Billet at Hosur Cattle Farm which were done only once in
detail. The Touring Billet at Salem was not inspected during
the year.
Mr. Wilson was on tour for 68 days. He inspected in
detail the veterinary institution at Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai
and the field work of the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons
Vellore, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai and Dharmapuri. He also
inspected Veterinary Dispensary, Krishnagiri, but not in detail.
M.R.Ry. K. S. Natesa Ayyar Avargal spent 38 days in
camp. He inspected in detail the veterinary institutions at
Vellore, Salem, Namakkal, Krishnagiri and Tiruchengode and
the office of the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, Vel-
lore, Cheyyar and Dharmapuri.
M.R.Ry. H. C. Sampath Ayyangar Avargal toured for
73 days and inspected in detail the Veterinary Hospital, Hosur
Cattle Farm, and the office of the Touring Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon, Hosur, also the veterinary institutions at Tiruvanna-
malai, Ranipet, Krishnagiri, Namakkal and Tiruchengode and
the touring work of the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeons,
Vellore, Cheyyar and Tiruvannamalai.