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Preventive measures.
Table III.
12. The number of cattle inoculated against Rinderpest amounted to
32,900. These inoculations were carried out in only
307 outbreaks of the 699 attended by the staff.
In the outbreaks in which inoculation was performed 4,303 uninoculated
animals and 191 inoculated animals died.
One hundred and eighty-seven animals in the Chharodi Government
Farm, Ahmedabad, were protected from Rinderpest by the Serum Simultaneous
Method.
13. Of the 291 outbreaks of Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia attended by the
staff inoculation was carried out in 65 outbreaks on 4,922 animals.
Vaccination against this disease was carried out in 4 villages on
739 animals.
During the course of the outbreaks in which inoculation was performed
615 uninoculated and 4 inoculated animals died. There were no deaths
amongst vaccinated animals.
14. In 16 outbreaks 754 animals were protected against Anthrax.
Eighty-five from the uninoculated and 5 from the inoculated animals died.
15. Forty-seven animals were successfully protected by vaccination
against Black-quarter at the Tegur Government Agricultural Farm. Dharwar
district.
16. This year Rs. 554-7-0 were recovered as fees for inoculation against
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia and Anthrax and vaccination against Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia
as against Rs. 769-3-8 last year.
17. The work of inoculation has not been so extensive as last year, the
number of inoculations being only just over half the number carried out in
1920-21. This may be attributed to the fact of the agriculturists being ill
advised by certain malicious persons.
Other diseases.
Table IV.
18. The number of villages visited by 80 Veterinary Assistants was
4,319, against 4,460 by 73 Veterinary Assistants
last year. During their tours they treated 36,973
cases of contagious diseases (chiefly Foot and mouth disease and
Rinderpest) and 10,616 non-contagious cases. The number of castrations
performed on tour was 621. The reduction in the number of villages visited
is due to the restriction of all touring, the Veterinary Assistants only visiting
villages in which epizootic diseases were reported.
Investigation.
19. During the year 461 specimens were sent by the Veterinary Assist-
ants to the Sir D. M. Petit Patho-Bacteriological Laboratory, Parel, for
examination and 9 for the College Museum.
During the latter part of the year Khan Saheb J. D. Buxy carried out
some investigations to determine the extent of parasitic infection and the
mortality from this cause among the cattle of the Presidency, but sufficient
data has not yet been collected to allow a definite opinion being formed.
Veterinary Dispensaries.
Table V.
20. Seven new dispensaries were opened during the year, viz., at Borsad
in Kaira district, Shahada in West Khandesh. district,
Bhusawal and Pachora in East Khandesh district,
Wai in Satara district, Pen in Kolaba district, and Gokak in Belgaum district.
Including the new dispensaries the number at work at the end of the year
was 80 against 73 last year. The number of cases treated was 104,324
against 89,522 last year, while medicines were supplied to 61,675 cases against
46,068 last year. The large increase in the number of patients is observed
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