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Other Diseases.
Table IV.
11. The number of villages visited by the Veterinary Assistants during
the year was 146 as against 116 in the
previous year. The Veterinary Assistants
treated 2,210 cases of contagious diseases and 146 of non-contagious diseases
and castrated five animals during their tours as against 42 cases treated for
contagious and 168 for non-contagious diseases during the previous year.
Veterinary Hospitals.
Table V.
12. There were two Veterinary Hospitals working in the province during
the year under report, as in the previous
year. The total number of cases treated
was 1,570 against 1,588 in the previous year. Medicines and advice were given
to the owners of 116 animals not brought to the dispensary.
13. Ajmer Veterinary Hospital.—Veterinary Assistant Abdul Haq held
charge of the hospital throughout the year with the exception of 6th December
1921 to 5th March 1922 when he was on privilege leave and itinerating
Veterinary Assistant Inayat Ahmed who was appointed on 1st September 1921,
acted for him in addition to his own duties. The number of animals treated at
this hospital was 1,116 (86 in-patients and 1,030 out-patients) against a total of
1,109 (95 in-patients and 1,014 out-patients) treated last year. Of the 1,116
cases treated during the year under report, 314 were equines, 167 bovines and
635 other animals. Three equines and two other animals were castrated at the
hospital as against 12 animals castrated last year.
14. Khan Sahib Abdul Haq, Veterinary Assistant in charge, and itinerating
Veterinary Assistant Inayat Ahmed visited 82 villages and treated 2,210 cases
for contagious diseases, 112 for non-contagious diseases and castrated five animals
on tour (vide Table IV) as against 57 villages visited and 21 cases treated for
contagious and 92 for-non-contagious diseases in 1920-21.
15 Five hundred and fifty-one horses were shod at the Hospital Shoeing
Forge against 687 horses shod last year. The amount realised on account of
shoeing charges was Rs. 916-3.0 as compared with Rs. 1,047-5-0 in the previous
year. The amount realized in fees for the treatment of animals at this dispen-
sary was Rs. 1,049-2-0 as compared with Rs. 806-7-0 in the previous year.
16 Beawar Veterinary Hospital.—Veterinary Assistant Fakhar-ud-din
remained in charge throughout the year. Four hundred and fifty-four cases (21
in-patients and 433 out-patients) were treated at the hospital during the year
as against 479 cases (29 in-patients and 450 out-patients) treated last year.
Of the 454 cases treated this year 82 were equines, 162 bovines and 210 other
animals.
17. When on tour the Veterinary Assistant visited 64 villages and treated
34 cases for non-contagious diseases as against 59 villages visited and 21 cases
treated for contagious and 76 for non-contagious diseases last year.
III.—BREEDING OPERATIONS
18. No breeding operations were carried out in the province by the Civil
Veterinary Department.
Fairs and Shows.
19. The Pushkar Horse Show and cattle fair was not held during the year
under report owing to famine.
IV.—SUBORDIATE ESTABLISHMENT,
Table VII.
20. There were two Veterinary Assistants working on the 1st of April 1922,
One itinerating Veterinary Assistant was
appointed at Ajmer in September 1921.
There were thus three Veterinary Assistants working at the close of the year.
Their work has been shown under the head "Veterinary Hospitals".