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LIST OF APPENDICES
II—Deaths from contagious diseases amongst animals
III—Results of preventive inoculations
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IV—Number of animals treated and castrated by veterinaryassis-
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V—Number of animals treated at hospitals and dispensaries
VII—Total strength of subordinate establishment ..
X—Return of horse, pony and donkey stallions
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XI—Services and produce of horse, pony and donkey stallions
XIV A—Cost of the department ..
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Annual Report on the Civil Veterinary Department, United
Provinces, for the year 1932-33
CHAPTER I
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
1. I held charge of the department as Director for the whole of
the year under review. With a view to economy tours were restricted
during the year and I was away from headquarters for 52 days only
travelling 2,542 miles by rail and 745 miles by road.
2. I visited nine districts and inspected the stallion depot at
Moradabad on three occasions. I visited the Goat Breeding Farm at
Etah, started by the American Mission under the charge of Dr. A. E.
Slater and gave necessary instructions about keeping the herds in
health and also about scientifically grading them for breeding purposes.
I went to Aligarh with a view to discuss horse breeding in the selected
districts and appeared before the Public Accounts Committee at
Naini Tal to give evidence in connexion with the accounts of the
United Provinces Poultry Association. I travelled in the hilly tracts
of Almora District for investigation of fascioliasis in cattle where
I met the Helminthologist of the Imperial Institute of Veterinary
Research, Muktesar. I also went to a village in the Lucknow District
and made a special investigation into the causes and treatment of
bovine nasal granuloma.
3. Khan Bahadur Sheikh Niaz Mohammad held charge of the
Allahabad Circle throughout the year. He toured for 114 days, tra-
velling 4,169 miles by rail and 2,768 miles by road. He visited 16
districts, inspected 52 veterinary hospitals and dispensaries, checked
the work of two itinerating veterinary assistant surgeons, inspected
six stallion stands and attended five cattle fairs and shows.
4. Mr. T. S. Davies held charge of the Agra Circle throughout
the year, toured for 82 days, travelling 3,344 miles by rail and 893
miles by road. He inspected 35 veterinary dispensaries and hospitals
and 10 stallion stands. He attended the Batesar fair in the Agra
District and 4 district exhibitions.
5. Khan Sahib Ghulam Qadir officiated as Deputy Superintendent,
Moradabad, during the year. He toured for 104 days, travelling 728
miles by road and 3,627 miles by rail. He inspected 24 veterinary
hospitals and dispensaries, eight stallion stands, attended a cattle
fair and a cattle exhibition, attended a glanders case and inspected
Police Lines horses at Bareilly.
6. M. Tahir Mirza officiated as Deputy Superintendent, Jhansi,
during the whole year.
He toured for 116 days, travelling 4,406
miles by rail and 611 miles by road. He inspected 16 veterinary
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hospitals and dispensaries, checked the work of an itinerating veterin-
ary assistant surgeon, visited four stallion stands, inspected Police
Lines horses at Jhansi and Cawnpore and attended three cattle fairs
and shows.
7. Mr. Lakshmi Sahai officiated as Deputy Superintendent, Basti,
up to April 27, 1932, when he resigned. He made over temporary
charge of his sub-division to Khan Bahadur Sheikh Niaz Mohamed.
Superintendent, Allahabad Circle, who made it over to Babu Chunni
Lal on August 22, 1933, on his appointment as officiating Deputy
Superintendent, Basti.
Mr. Sahai toured for 14 days, travelling 799 miles by rail and 96
miles by road. He inspected three veterinary dispensaries and
attended two horses and cattle fairs. Babu Chunni Lal toured for 78
days, travelling 1,678 miles by rail and 1,079 miles by road. He
visited 22 veterinary hospitals and dispensaries, checked the work of
one veterinary assistant surgeon, inspected three stallion stands and
one buffalo bull stand. He also inspected the horses belonging to
the Balrampur and Bansi Estates in Gonda and Basti Districts for
checking of contagious diseases.
CHAPTER II
TREATMENT OF DISEASES
Contagious diseases
Mortality.
Table II.
8. The outbreaks of cattle epidemics were almost quite as severe
as in the previous year and the reported mor-
tality during the year was 55,110 as against
57,357 during 1931-32.
(a) Equine
Table II.
9. There was an increase of 11 in the number of deaths under
this head, the total being 98 against 87 in the
past year.
Four positive cases of glanders were detected in the districts of
Muttra, Agra, Shahjahanpur and Basti which were destroyed and
necessary measures taken as prescribed under the Glanders and Farcy
Act.
Eight cases of surra were reported during the year and they were
all from Naini Tal District, seven being from Tarai and Bhabar
Government Estates. There were 86 cases of deaths from other con-
tagious diseases as compared with 78 during the past year. This head
includes strangles, piroplasmosis, etc. and the diseases caused by
internal and external parasites.
(6) Bovine
Rinderpost.
Table II.
10. The disease was a little less severe than in the preceding
year as compared with the reported deaths of
43,600 animals against 47,761 of the year before.
The number exceeded 1,000 in 10 districts and
in the districts of Cawnpore, Allahabad, Benares and Ghazipur it rose
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to over 3,000 in each. The lowest number of deaths occurred in the
Naini Tal District, where it was only 56. The outbreaks in the Benares
District were most serious and extra staff had to be deputed to meet the
situation. Inoculations and other preventive measures were adopted
as was possible and villagers were explained about taking simple,
measures with a view to avert the spread of contagious diseases of
animals but an organized propaganda work on proper lines has to be
suspended until financial conditions are favourable.
Anti-rinderpest
inoculations,
Table III.
11. Inoculations were performed in 1,649 outbreaks and the num-
ber increased from 173,678 in the previous year
to 177,594 in the year under report. Besides
this number, 531 serum simultaneous inoculations
were performed among the cattle belonging to the R. E. I. Dairy,
Agra, the Raja of Awagarh, the Allahabad Agricultural Institute and
the Abbott Farm at Jhansi. A peculiar feature of inoculations under
this method was that class II anti-rinderpest serum was used instead
of class I for cross-bred imported animals with no adverse effect,
a fact which would seem to indicate that the dose of serum class I
may be reduced in the case of such animals with a view to economy
in the cost of immunisation. How far it can be reduced remains to
be ascertained by careful experimentation in future operations. Out
of 511 animals inoculated with bull virus, complicating infection with
piroplasma bigenninum was observed in 38 animals (7.4 per cent.),
which were successfully treated with trypanblue. There was no
complication in the cattle inoculated with goat virus.
Iodine solution in-
jections.
12. The treatment of rinderpest cases with iodine injections was
continued to be experimented upon with about
80 per cent. success in the early stage of the
disease. Successful treatment in an improved
form in the last stage of the disease is yet to be undertaken.
Foot and
mouth
disease.
Table II.
13. The disease made its appearance in 42 districts in the Province
and the reported deaths numbered 1,587 as
compared with 1,181 in the year preceding.
So far as possible curative methods and hygienic
measures were adopted with satisfactory results.
Haemorrhagic septi-
caemia.
Table II.
14. The number of deaths from this disease was 6,680 as against
5,513 in last year. It spread over the whole
of the Province with the exception of Dehra
Dun, Almora and Naini Tal Districts. It was
most severe in the district of Muttra where total deaths were 868.
Forty thousand one hundred and seventy-seven inoculations were
performed by serum-alone method as compared with 37,647 last year.
Besides this number 625 animals were immunized by haemorrhagic
septicaemia vaccine at the Government Cattle Farms in Muttra, Jhansi
and Kheri Districts.
Blackquatter,
Tables II and III.
15. Five hundred and sixty-one cases of deaths were reported
to have occurred during the year as against
722 cases in the previous year. The number of
inoculations performed against this disease was.
3,929 compared with 3,753 in the preceding year.
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Anthrax.
Tables II and III.
16. The number of animals reported to have succumbed to this
disease was 394 as against 282 last year. One
thousand three hundred and twenty-five inocu-
lations were carried out during the year as
against 460 last year.
Other
contagious
diseases.
Table II.
17. There were 532 deaths as reported under this head compared
with 151 in the previous year. They comprise
cow-pox, liver fluke, pleuro-pneumonia, etc.
(c) Other animals
Table II.
18. One thousand six hundred and fifty-eight cases of deaths
were reported amongst animals other than
equines and bovines. They include cases of
rabies, distemper, piroplasmosis, fowl cholera and other parasitic
diseases.
CHAPTER III
Non-contagious diseases
Table V.
19. The number of cases treated at the veterinary hospitals and
dispensaries was 327,878 during the year as
against 305,215 in the preceding year. Cases
supplied with medicines but not brought to hospitals numbered 56,101
compared with 42,582 in the previous year. The figures indicate
a fair increase of work done during the year under review.
Tables IV and V.
20. The number of animals treated by veterinary assistant sur-
geons while on tour thereby affording relief
to the interior of villages was 93,183 as against
53,881 in the preceding year. Castrations performed for elimination
of scrub animals rose from 35,288 in the last year to 55,285 in the year
under report. The increase of work in both these directions shows
great keenness on the part of the staff.
Cattle poisoning.
21. Twenty-one cases of cattle poisoning were reported from the
districts of Cawnpore, Jalaun, Unao and Sitapur
and the accused persons, as could be traced out,
were dealt with accordingly.
CHAPTER IV
VETERINARY HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES
Veterinary hospital
and dispensaries,
Table V.
22. The year commenced with 169 veterinary hospitals and dis-
pensaries during the currency of the year, one
veterinary hospital at Jhinjhak in Cawnpore
District was closed but one at Ranikhet (district
Almora) and two in the Unao District were newly opened. The total,
therefore, came to 171 making an addition of two institutions at the
close of the year over the last year's number.
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Grants-in-aid
for
construction of veteri-
nary hospitals.
23. Owing to financial stringency no contribution could be granted
to local boards for construction of veterinary
hospitals or dispensaries and applications received
from district boards for pecuniary assistance
had to be held over for consideration when conditions improve.
CHAPTER V
LABORATORIES AND EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS
Laboratory work.
24. One thousand three hundred and nine materials were clini-
cally examined at the headquarters and circle
laboratories as against 431 in the preceding
year. They comprised bacteriological, protozoological, pathological
and helminthological cases. Some interesting specimens and para-
sites received during the year have been stocked in the laboratories.
The smears examined were from various species of animals and the
result of the examinations is summarized as under:
Positive
378
34
30
442
Negative
727
92
48
867
Total
1,105
126
78
1,309
Lucknow Laboratory.
Allahabad
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Anti-rabic treat ent.
25. Thirty-five cases of rabies were admitted during the year
into the Isolation wards attached to the head-
quarters laboratory at Lucknow out of which
15 dogs received anti-rabic treatment, 13 were under observation and
seven were destroyed for examination of their brains by the Pasteur
Institute at Kasauli.
Experiments and in-
vestigations on diseases.
26. Experiments were carried out on Bisi (Bis-poison, Bisi-
poisoned, name given by the local public) which,
however, could not be completed during the year
and will have to be continued for arrival at a
definite conclusion. This is a peculiar chronic infectious disease of a
wasting nature occurring amongst sheep and goats characterized by
progressive anaemia, emaciation and oedematous swelling on sub-
maxillary spaces and throat.
Experiments were undertaken on "bursatti" with sheep spleen
extract with favourable results, but it is too early yet to come to a
final decision about this.
Experiments for the control of "fascioliasis" (liver fluke) in
cattle were continued during the year with "Carbon Tetrachloride"
and the results have been encouraging inasmuch as success was
secured in 82.5 per cent, cases treated although toxic symptons were
noticed in many of them. The cost of the treatment works at only
about an anna and a half per dose which is quite insignificant compared
with the prohibitive cost of Danistol with which such experiments
were carried out last year.
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Tuberculin tests for detection of tuberculosis and Johne's disease
were made by double intradernal method at the Balrampur Cattle
Farm, district Gonda, with negative results.
An investigation into the distribution of bovine nasal granuloma
in the Province was instituted and it was found that the disease has an
enzootic existence. Chemo-therapeutic experiments were sucessfully
carried out with intravenous injections of tartar emetic and subcuta-
neous injections of antimosan which latter proved less toxic and more
efficacious but more expensive.
Experimental investigation was undertaken on the general treat-
ment of helminth parasitic infection of poultry. The various types
of parasites which play an important part in the causation of pathologi-
cal entities and their relation to metabolic disturbance of the tissues
due to defective nutrition were studied. During the course of investi-
gation a new species of gongylonema was found embedded in a spiral
manner in the sub-mucosa of the crop which was discovered for the
first time and as such it aroused great interest.
Experiments on the chemo-therapy of the disease were undertaken
with various drugs and it was observed that carbon tetrachloride
though effective has the drawback of retarding the egg-laying capaci-
ties of mature female birds. A colloidal product invented by Dr.
Chandler of the Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied
Science, which is said to increase the egg-laying capacity will now be
experimented with.
Experimental investigation was undertaken on the incidence of
helminth parasites in pariah dogs and jackals. About 83 per cent.
of dogs and 60 per cent. of jackals examined were found affected with
hook worms. In addition, other nematode, cestode and trematode
worms were discovered. Mention may be made of a nematode worm
Chlamydonema Sp. found firmly hooked in the mucous membrane of
the stomach discovered for the first time and has proved very interest-
ing in that no species of this genus has hitherto been recorded in the
dog. Work on this subject is still in progress in collaboration with
the Helminthologist of the Imperial Institute of Veterinary Research,
Muktesar, Mr. G. D. Bhalerao and Dr. G. S. Thapar, Reader, Depart-
ment of Zoology, Lucknow University.
27. Five hundred and forty-nine cases were treated at the head-
quarters as compared with 451 last year. A sum of Rs.1,038-9 was
realized as treatment charges, etc., against Rs.1,032-8 in the year
preceding. The cases treated were of special interest and some were
of an obscure nature.
CHAPTER VI
BREEDING OPERATIONS
(i) Horse and pony stallions
Table X.
28. The year commenced with 57 stallions on the roll for horse-
breeding in the Province excepting the selected
area comprising of the four districts of Aligarh
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Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Bulandshahr. Four stallions were pur-
chased during the year, three were destroyed, one was sold being
unfit for breeding purposes any longer and one died. Thus the
number of stallions at the close of the year was 56.
Table XI.
29. Forty-nine stallions were employed at stud work during the
year under report and their covering operations
numbered 1,888 against 1,759 last year.
The average worked to 38.5 per animal per year.
30. During the year a new stallion stand has been opened at Shai
in Bareilly District and another at Mathuranagar in Bara Banki
District. The stallion stands at Kamalpur Bakrauli in the Saharanpur
District and at Piwari in Etah District have been closed. A new
stallion stand at Etah is under contemplation which could not be
opened as yet as suitable stables have not been prepared.
31. It is noted with pleasure that the progeny of Government
stallions is showing continued improvememt.
Stallion depot.
32. Good work has been done at the stallion depot at Moradabad
where stallions from districts were afforded
rest and treatment necessary after continued
work or during ailments.
(ii) Donkey stallions
Table X.
33. Eleven jack donkeys belonged to the department at the begin-
ing of the year ; three were destroyed and one
died, thus there were seven left at the end of
the year.
Table XI.
34. Eight donkeys were at stud work and the covering operations
numbered 218 against 208 in the previous year,
making an average of 27.2 per animal.
CHAPTER VII
FAIRS AND SHOWS
Fairs and shows.
35. There was a number of cattle and horse fairs and shows in
the Province during the year under report which
were visited by officers of this department who
judged and awarded prizes to the best kept animals and tried to
advance veterinary science by lectures, demonstrations, etc.
At Kulkula fair, district Gorakhpur, Khan Bahadur Sheikh Niaz
Mohammad presided over the prize distribution committee and deli-
vered a lecture explaining the advantages of scientific veterinary aid
in successfully carrying out agricultural operations and also the
benefits of the painless method of castration by Burdizzo clamp.
At Dewa fair, district Bara Banki and at Dadri fair in Ballia District,
he acted as a member of the judging committee. He supervised the
work of his subordinate staff at Debi Patan fair, in Gonda District,
and also paid a few visits to the Magh Mela cattle fair and exhibition
at Allahabad.
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Mr. T. S. Davies attended the Batesar fair in the Agra District,
the district exhibition in Saharanpur, Meerut, Etawah and Aligarh
and assisted in the judging committees in the selection of animals
for prizes.
The Deputy Superintendents and members of the subordinate staff
attended several important fairs and shows including Kakora fair
(district Budaun) cattle exhibition at Raja-ka-Sahaspur in Moradabad
District, Makanpur fair in Cawnpore District and several others.
Necessary arrangements for the treatment of sick animals brought
to the fairs by opening of temporary veterinary dispensaries and
for guarding against outbreaks of contagious diseases were made in
the fairs and shows which were greatly beneficial to the public drawn
from different rural areas.
Veterinary exhibits.
36. Veterinary exhibits were displayed at the Dewa and Batesar
fairs, the Magh Mela fair and exhibition at
Allahabad and in the Saharanpur District
exhibition. There was a cattle fair at Ramnagar, in the Tarai and
Bhabar Estate, district Naini Tal, where also veterinary exhibits were
displayed. They attracted a large crowd of spectators who showed
great interest in them.
CHAPTER VIII
PROPAGANDA
Propaganda.
37. Adequate propaganda for furthering the cause of the depart-
ment on proper lines could not as yet be achieved
on financial grounds but with the small resources
the department has, there have been some activities in this direction
which it could afford. Lectures were delivered by the officers and
subordinates giving instructions about the control of infectious and
other diseases. Pamphlets dealing with common contagious diseases
among animals were distributed and veterinary exhibits wherever
possible were displayed accompanied by demonstrations. No doubt
they had a good effect on the stock owners but there is yet a very
large scope in the direction of new methods of demonstrations which
have to be held over for paucity of funds.
Exhibitions in connexion with the Publicity Van and rural
uplift organized by district authorities were taken part in and veter-
inary exhibits and specimens displayed at such exhibitions held
in Gonda and Fyzabad Districts created immense interest among the
public.
Babu Chunni Lal, officiating Deputy Superintendent, Basti, attend-
ed a monster meeting of rural uplift at Hariharpur, district Basti,
and arranged for the demonstration of veterinary exhibits and lectures
in veterinary science in general which created a good impression on
the villagers about the activities of this department.
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CHAPTER IX
ESTABLISHMENT
Establishment,
Table VII.
38. The subordinate staff at the end of the
year stood as follows :
Veterinary inspectors .. .. .. ..
Veterinary overseers .. .. .. ..
Veterinary assistant surgeon incharge Laboratory and
Isolation wards, Lucknow .. .. .. ..
Veterinary assistant surgeons attached to headquarters and
on foreign service in India .. .. ..
Veterinary assistant surgeons employed in districts (includ-
ing one in the Agriculture College, Cawnpore) ..
Total ..
16
2
1
21
177
217
Casualty
staff.
39. There was one case of death and five of retirements on
amongst superannuation pension during the year.
Foreign scholarships.
40. No foreign scholarships were awarded for veterinary education
out of India. Two of the remaining five scholars,
Messrs. H. B. Shahi and P. G. Pande, passed
the M. R. C. V. S. course and returned to India. Mr. Shahi has been
selected for appointment to the temporary post of Veterinary Investi-
gation Officer for this province.
Indian scholarships.
41. No new stipendiary students were selected for training at the
Bengal or Behar Veterinary Colleges during the
year. Eight stipendiary students who qualified
from the Bengal Veterinary College were provided with appointments
in the department. One stipendiary student failed in the final year
class and three students failed in the 2nd year but were allowed to
continue their studies at Government expense.
Lectures on cattle
diseases.
42. The subordinate staff of the department delivered 91 lectures
to the Agricultural classes in vernacular middle
schools, 15 lectures to patwari schools and
patwaries, three lectures to adult schools, 110
lectures to agricultural schools, 12 lectures to the training class at
Agricultural Farm in Fyzabad, 13 lectures to village and rural know-
ledge class schools, 14 lectures to an Ahir High School and Ahirs, two
lectures to Mirzapur Gram Sudhar Panchayat, 10 lectures to district
exhibitions, publicity exhibitions, industrial exhibitions and fairs and
shows and six lectures to agriculturists in general (including Ahirs).
The total number of lectures was 276.
43. One veterinary inspector and 12 veterinary assistant surgeons
were given practical training in the serum simultaneous method of
inoculation against rinderpest by the special veterinary inspector.
44. The veterinary inspectors toured for 160 days on an average
during the year. They travelled 33,909 miles by rail and 17,789 miles
by road, visiting 2,009 villages while on their tours.