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trypanosomiasis and various experiments with a view to prepare serum from
plains animals were carried out.
238. I have much pleasure in recording the excellent work which has
been done during the year. The whole of the staff has continued to carry out
their duties zealously under the most trying and discouraging conditions.
The work done in the experimental treatment of surra has been attended by
the most brilliant results and very great credit is due to Captain Holmes,
Mr. Cross and Dr. Hartley for the results achieved. Mr. Cross, on whom the
actual treatment of the horses devolved, was most zealous in the performance
of his duties, and to him much of the success is due.
GOVERNMENT CATTLE FARM, HISSAR.
239. Major (now Lieutenant-Colonel) J. Farmer was in charge of the
Farm during the year. Mr. E. Burke, Deputy Superintendent, was trans-
ferred to the Punjab Veterinary College in December 1909 and his post
remained vacant owing to the impossibility of finding a suitable officer to fill
it. Much extra work was in consequence thrown on the Superintendent who
is much overworked.
240. There has been no change in policy during the year, the system which
has so far given good results having been adhered to. I am glad to report
that the operations at the Farm have been successful and that there has been
continued all round improvement.
241. The period for which the sanction of Government was accorded to
the management of the Farm by this Department having expired, a special
report on the operations carried on for the last four years has already been
submitted for consideration. This report gives details of all matters dealt
with at the Farm and is already in the hands of the Government of India.
242. The Farm year has been an average one. The rains were good but
there was an unfortunate break in July which injured the barani crops. We
were particularly unfortunate regarding outbreaks of contagious disease,
rinderpest, foot and mouth disease, black quarter having occurred amongst
the cattle and sheep and strangles and infectious pneumonia in the mules
and donkeys.
243. Rinderpest broke out in the Sully herds in July 1909, the total
number of animals exposed to contagion being 439, of which 41 became
affected and 22 died. Fortunately, the disease was early diagnosed and pre-
cautions of segregation, etc., adopted. There was some delay in obtaining
serum, but eventually 376 animals which had been exposed to contagion, were
injected with anti-rinderpest serum which stopped the outbreak.
244. Rinderpest also broke out amongst the Merinos in October 1909
and four deaths occurred. Thirty-four were inoculated.
245. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia also occurred in October 1909 and there
were 7 deaths.
246. Foot and mouth disease appeared in May and affected all the
animals. It was not severe and caused no deaths. When flies are prevalent
the disease is very troublesome as it is difficult to prevent maggots in the
wounds.
247. Occasional cases of Charbon Symptomatique still occur, although
we inoculate all stock at weaning time with Blacklegoids. The following
table gives the cases which have occurred and the time which elapsed since
they were inoculated :—
Serial
No.
1
2
3
Number.
Male 2/7 H 173 . . . .
„ 2/7 H 144 . . . .
„ 3/8 H 207 . . . .
Inoculated on
15th
July
1908.
15th
July
1908.
5th
April
1909.
Attacked on
10th
June
1909.
16th
July
1909.
18th
July
1909.
Interval between
inoculation and
attack.
Y.
...
1
...
M.
10
...
3
D.
26
1
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REMARKS.
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