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Relative Value of Certain Larvivorous Fishes from the Punjab
TABLE IV (a)
Summary of gut contents of each Colisa lalia, caught from Student Farm Tank at Lyallpur during
April, May and June, 1941
Name of month
Serial number of
guts examined
Mosquito:
Larvae . .
Crustacea:
Eggs . .
Young
and
adult . .
Diptera:
Larvae . .
Coleoptera:
Adult
. .
Unidentified
Larvae .
Rotifers:
Eggs . ..
Young and
adult . .
Euglena . .
Diatoms . .
Algae, seeds, etc.
Population of mos-
quito larvae per
4 sq. ft. surface
area . .
April
1
4
...
d
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
6
...
d
...
...
...
n
...
...
...
p
7
3
16
...
n
...
...
4
n
...
...
...
p
4
16
...
n
...
...
5
n
...
...
...
p
17
5
22
...
n
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
n
...
n
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
7
16
...
n
...
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
8
15
...
n
...
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
2
9
11
...
n
...
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
10
12
...
n
...
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
11
11
...
n
...
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
8
12
9
...
n
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
13
18
...
n
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
14
11
...
n
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Nil
15
17
...
n
...
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
16
65
...
n
...
...
3
n
...
...
...
...
8
17
16
...
n
...
...
...
...
...
n
n
...
18
3
...
n
...
...
...
n
...
n
n
...
Nil
May
19
...
n
14
...
...
...
...
1
n
...
p
20
...
n
61
...
...
...
...
...
n
...
p
21
6
...
p
...
...
...
n
7
n
n
p
22
7
...
n
2
1
...
n
n
n
n
p
Nil
June
23
...
n
n
...
...
1
...
...
...
n
...
24
...
n
n
...
...
1
n
n
n
n
...
25
...
n
n
...
...
...
n
n
n
n
...
26
...
n
n
...
...
...
n
n
n
n
...
27
...
n
n
...
...
4
n
n
...
...
P
Nil
TABLE IV (b)
Summary of gut contents of each Ambassis baculis caught from Student Farm Tank at Lyallpur
during April, May and June, 1941
Name of month
Serial number of
guts examined
Mosquito:
Larvae. .
Crustacea:
Eggs . .
Young and adult
Mollusca:
Young and adult
Rotifers:
Eggs
.
.
Young and adult
Mud, gravel, sand
Algae, seeds etc. .
Population
of
mosquito larvae
per 4 sq. ft. sur-
face area .
April
1
9
...
nd
...
n
...
... P
7
2
11
n
nd
...
n
nd
...
...
17
3
8
n
nd
3
...
...
...
...
4
nd
...
nd
...
n
nd
...
...
5
5
..
...
nd
...
n
nd
...
...
6
1
...
nd
...
n
nd
...
...
2
7
25
...
nd
...
n
...
...
...
8
8
...
nd
...
n
...
...
...
8
9
10
...
nd
...
n
...
...
...
10
6
...
nd
...
n
...
...
...
Nil
May
11
...
n
nd
...
n
...
...
...
12
...
n
nd
...
4
...
...
...
13
...
...
nd
...
...
... p
P
14
...
...
nd
...
...
... p
p
Nil
June
15
2
n
nd
...
n nd
...
p
16
...
...
nd
...
...
nd
...
...
17
...
...
nd
...
...
nd
...
...
Nil
p—indicates presence.
d—semi-digested remains.
n—numerous.
The figures denote number of organisms found in the gut.
HAMID
KHAN
325
Summary of gut contents of each Barbus (Puntius) sophore caught from Student Farm Tank at
Lyallpur during April, May and June, 1941
Name of month
Serial number of
guts examined
Mosquito:
Larvae . .
Crustacea:
Eggs . .
Young and adult
Unidentified
Larvae . .
Mollusca:
Young and adult
Rotifers:
Eggs . .
Young and adult
Euglena . .
Diatoms . .
Mud, gravel, sand
Algae, seeds, etc.
Population
of
mosquito larvae
per 4 sq. ft. sur-
face area .
April
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
n
n
...
...
n
n
...
...
...
...
17
3
...
n
n
...
...
n
n
...
...
p
p
4
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
...
...
p
p
5
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
n
...
p
p
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
p
p
2
7
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
...
...
p
p
8
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
...
...
p
p
8
9
4
...
n
d
...
...
...
...
...
p
...
10
...
...
...
d
...
...
...
...
...
p
P
Nil
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
13
...
...
8
...
...
...
...
n
n
p
p
14
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
n
n
p
p
Nil
May
15
...
...
n
...
...
...
...
n
...
p
P
16
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
n
...
...
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
n
...
...
Nil
June
18
...
...
n
1
...
...
n
n
n
...
...
19
...
...
n
1
...
...
n
n
n
...
...
20
...
n
n
...
2
...
n
n
n
...
...
21
...
...
...
...
...
...
n
n
n
...
...
Nil
p-indicates presenca. d-semi-digested remains. n-numerous. The figures denote number of organisms found in the gut.
Indian J. Vet. Sci. & Anim. Husb., Vol. XIII, Part IV]
PLATE XXII
Sorghum helpense Pers (barwan grass)
H. S.
BAWA
327
mature dried Sorghum helepense from Parachinar
(N.-W.F.P.) where it was suspected to cause poison-
ing in livestock and fed to bullocks, sheep and
goats for a week without any ill effect. These
observations are in conformity with those of
Coleman [1934]. Schroder and Damman [1911],
however, state that the yield of prussic acid
decreases as the plant grows, but does not disap-
pear entirely.
SUMMARY
Sudden deaths in cattle and sheep due to grazing
on very young shoots of Sorghum helepense Pers
are recorded.
When mature plant is cut, stored and fed to
livestock there is no ill effects. Conditions
under which plant becomes poisonous are dis-
cussed.
Symptoms, post mortem findings, methods of
diagnosis and treatment are dealt with.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The writer is indebted to Sri K. Vankotachalan,
L.M. & S., Research Officer, Research Unit, Medi-
cal College, Madras, for analysis; to Government
Systematic Botanist, Coimbatore, for identifica-
tion of the grass; and to the President, Forest
Research Institute, Dehra Dun, for supplying
the photograph of the grass. Thanks are also
due to Mr B. V. Raman, Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon, Beawar, for the help rendered and keen
interest shown by him in the prosecution of this
investigation.
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Balfour, A. (1903-04). Cyanogenesis in Sorghum Vulgare
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Benson and Subba Rao (1906). Bull Dept. Agr.
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Bor, N. L. (1941). Ind. Forest Rec. Botany N. Ser. II,
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Burtt-Davy, J. (1903-04). Rep. Transval Dept.
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Chopra, R. N. & Badhwar, R. L. (1940). Indian J.
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PLATE XXIII
FIG. 1 shows fall of blood pressure after echitamine (note the fall of blood pressure after electric
stimulation to vagus).
FIG. 2 shows the echitamine fall of blood pressure after vagii section.
FIG. 3 shows the echitamine fall of blood pressure after atropinisation (note the absence of blood
pressure response to the same electric stimulation to the peripheral end of vagus after
atropine).
FIG. 4 shows the echitamine fall of blood pressure before ergotoxine, adrenaline reversal after
ergotoxine and echitamine rise of blood pressure after ergotoxine.
K. VENKATACHALAM AND M. R. SUBRAMANIA SASTRY 329
SUMMARY
1. Echitamine hydrochloride has been isolated
from the bark of Indian Alstonia scholaris.
2. It does not appear to act as a protoplasmic
poison in vitro.
3. It induces a fall in blood pressure in anaes-
thetized cats, dogs and monkeys, and this fall is
unaffected by vagal section or atropinization.
4. Echitamine hydrochloride induces a rise in
blood pressure, after the sympathetic vaso-cons-
trictors are paralyzed with ergotoxine.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This work was carried out in the Laboratories
of the Research Unit, Medical College, Madras,
under the auspices of the Imperial Council of
Agricultural Research and we are highly grateful
to the Council for the impetus and financial help
given.
Our thanks are due to the Principal, Medical
College, Madras and the Surgeon-General with the
Government of Madras, Madras, for affording all
facilities and to the Director of Veterinary Ser-
vices, Madras for his keen interest in the Scheme.
Our thanks are also due to Sri R. Ramaswamy,
the Chemist, and Sri C. K. Velayudhan Nayar, the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, employed in the
scheme for their valuable help.
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Goodson, J. A. and Henry, T. A. (1925). J. Chemi. Soc.
127, 1643
Henry, T. A. (1939). The plant alkaloids (III edition
J. & A. Churchill Ltd., London p. 603.
A UNIVERSAL APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING URINE OF BULLOCKS
AT WORK
By M. A. RASHID SHARRAR, B. Sc. (Agri.), Agricultural College and Research Institute, Lyallpur
(Received for publication on 13 May 1943)
(With Plate XXIV and one text-figure)
IN studies on animal metabolism it is essential to
collect very carefully the urine and dung voided
by the experimental animals. In a previous
publication, Lander and Akbar Ali [1934] have
described an apparatus for collecting urine of
bullocks at work. The apparatus there described
can be successfully employed for bullocks working
beamed implements, such as the country plough,
the Meston plough and the Hindustan plough, but
is not suited for use with beamless implements.
The ordinary farm work done by buliocks includes
the use of both beamed and beamless implements.
The new apparatus, unlike the old one, is not
limited in its application to animals using beamed
implements alone, since it is attached directly to
the abdomen of the animal, as shown in Plate
XXIV.
The improved apparatus described in this
note can be employed for collection of urine, with-
out any loss, from bullocks working with any type
of farm implement. As the animal urinates, the
urine passes into a wide funnel, placed below the
sheath, and therefrom into a basin soldered under
the funnel where it is collected. A glass gauge,
with metallic protector on the side of the apparatus,
indicates the level of urine in the apparatus at any
time. The urine is drawn off periodically by means
of a rubber tube attached to the bottom of the
apparatus. This arrangement prevents the loss of
urine and does not cause any inconvenience to the
animal. The details, the dimensions and posi-
tions of the various parts of the apparatus are
clearly shown in Fig. 1. Plate XXIV shows the
method of its attachment to bullocks at work.
FIG. 1. Showing the details and dimensions of various parts of the apparatus
330
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PLATE XXIV
The urine-collecting apparatus in use
R.
LOVELL
335
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Walle [1939] records the recovery of Lept. cani-
cola from the kidneys of a six-year-old fox-hound
which had been regarded as healthy. There is
at present no record of the isolation of Lept.
canicola in this country.
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CONTENTS
(Vol. XIII, Part IV)
December 1943
The Editorial Committee of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, India, takes
responsibility for the opinions expressed in this Journal
Original articles
STUDIES ON PROTEIN METABOLISM, I. INVESTIGATIONS UPON
THE ENDOGENOUS NITROGEN METABOLISM OF CATTLE
STUDIES ON PROTEIN METABOLISM, II. THE EFFECT OF MUSCULAR
WORK ON ENDOGENOUS PROTEIN CATABOLISM IN CATTLE
OBSERVATION ON THE FORMS OF BABESIA GIBSONI (PATTON) IN THE
DOG ; WITH A NOTE ON THE SYSTEMATIC POSITION OF THE
PARASITE (WITH PLATES XIX AND XX)
THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF STAR GRASS (CYNODON PLECTOSTA.
CHYUM) AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF GROWTH AND THE NUTRI-
TIVE VALUE OF MATURE STAR GRASS HAY
EFFECT OF INVERSION OF TUBES AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS ON
THE REDUCTION OF METHYLENE BLUE IN MILE:
BERSEEM HAY—AN ECONOMIC FEED FOR REDUCING THE CON-
CENTRATE REQUIREMENT OF DAIRY CATTLE
THE OCCURRENCE OF BOVINE CONTAGIOUS PLEUROPNEUMONIA
IN ASSAM (WITH ONE TEXT-FIGURE)
THE CERCARIAL FAUNA OF THE IRRIGATED TRACT OF THE NIZAM'S
DOMINIONS, WITH SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THEIR RELA-
TIONSHIP TO THE TREMATODE PARASITES IN MAN AND IN
DOMESTIC AND OTHER ANIMALS
EFFECT OF HEATING MILK OF INDIAN COWS AND BUFFALOES BY
DIFFERENT PROCESSES
THE EFFICIENCY OF LIME AND WATER GLASS FOR EGG PRESER-
VATION (WITH PLATE XXI AND TWO TEXT-FIGURES)
ON THE RELATIVE VALUE OF CERTAIN LARVIVOROUS FISHES FROM
THE PUNJAB, WITH NOTES ON THEIR HABITS AND HABITATS
SORGHUM HELEPENSE PERS POISONING IN CATTLE AND SHEEP
(WITH PLATE XXII)
STUDIES ON ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS, I. A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGA-
TION ON THE UTILIZATION OF THE BARK OF ALSTONIA
SCHOLARIS AS A REMEDY AGAINST PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS IN
ANIMALS (WITH PLATE XXIII)
A UNIVERSAL APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING URINE OF BULLOCKS
AT WORK (WITH PLATE XXIV AND ONE TEXT-FIGURE)
Selected article
LEPTOSPIRAL INFECTIONS . . . . . . . .
Abstracts . . . . . . . . .
N. D. Kehar, R. Mukherjee
and K. C. Sen
N. D. Kehar, R. Mukherjee,
V.V. S. Murty and K. C.
Sen
H. N. Ray and J. A.
Idnani
N. L. Mathur and S. C. Ray
E. V. Seshacharyulu and
Zal R. Kothavalla
N. C. Das Gupta . .
V. R. Gopalakrishnan .
G. D. Bhalerao . .
C. P.
Anantakrishnan,
Noshir N. Dastur and
Zal R. Kothavalla
A. J. Macdonald and T. S.
Krishnan
Hamid Khan . . .
H. S. Bawa . . .
K.
Venkatachalam and
M. R.
Subramania
Sastry
M. A. Rashid Sharrar .
R. Lovell .
.
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
Preface . . . . . . .
Officers in charge . . . . . . .
Inspector-General's tour . . . . . . .
PART A.—PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION.
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION—
Veterinary Colleges and Schools . . . . . . .
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE—
Contagious disease amongst solipeds, outbreaks, mortality, etc. . .
Contagious disease in bovines, outbreaks, preventive inoculation,
Contagious disease amongst other animals—
Camels . . . . . . .
Other diseases . . . . . . .
Veterinary hospitals and dispensaries . . . . . . .
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Stud bulls and their produce . . . . . . .
Bull rearing and breeding Farms and Depôts .
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Camel breeding . . . . . . .
(2) Equines (under Local Bodies)—
Horse, pony and donkey stallions . . . . . . .
Fairs and shows . . . . . . .
IV.—SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT—
Numbers, supervision and work performed . . . . . . .
PART B.—IMPERIAL ADMINISTRATION.
Bacteriological Laboratory . . . . . . .
Government Cattle Farm, Hissar . . . . . . .
PART C.—GENERAL.
Expenditure of the Department . . . . . . .
General Remarks . . . . . . .
TABLE I-XIX . . . . . . .
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Veterinary Assistants, as a whole, is not high. In fact some of them have
degenerated into mere empirics and some are incompetent. There is great
need for improvement in this respect and the question of establishing post
graduate courses was mooted during the year under report."
190. Punjab states "The subordinate staff continues to improve in
efficiency. Much depends upon the degree and quality of supervision of the
Inspectors who, generally, have worked well". Proposals have been sub-
mitted for an increase in the number of Veterinary Inspectors and also in the
reserve staff which is found to be quite inadequate.
191. North-West Frontier Province and North Punjab.—The Veterinary
Inspectors and Veterinary Assistants are reported to have worked energeti-
cally and well.
192. United Provinces.—The Provincial subordinate staff has been
increased but a greater demand for the services of Veterinary Assistants has
been created by the opening up of new dispensaries, and the Superintendent
states that the Veterinary Assistants "have worked very hard and conscien-
tiously in the face of many difficulties".
193. Madras.—The work done by Veterinary Inspectors and Veterinary
Assistants is satisfactory.
194. Burma.—The work of Veterinary Assistants has, on the whole, been
quite satisfactory.
195. The following statement shows the sanctioned establishments of the
various Provinces, the number added and the strength at the end of the
year:—
PROVINCE,
Punjab .
North-West Fron-
tier Province and
North Punjab
.
United Provinces .
Bengal
Bombay
Madras .
Central
Provinces
and Berar .
Burma .
Eastern Bengal and
Assam
Sind, Baluchistan
and Rajputana .
Imperial.
Government Cattlo
Farm, Hissar
Bacteriological
Laboratory
Veterinary
Officer
Jnvestiga ting
Camel Disoasca .
TOTAL
SANCTIONED SCALE.
Deputy
Super-
intendents.
...
2
9
4
3
,„
5
2
...
1
26
Veterinary Inspec-
tors.
24
2
20
30
24
15
8
12
8
4
...
147
Veterinary Assist-
ants.
170
26
210
229
215
132
120
120
120
2
2
...
2
1,348
Dressers.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
10
...
10
NUMBER EMPLOYED
DURING 1909-10.
I Deputy Suporinten-
1 deuts.
...
...
...
...
• ••
...
...
Veterinary Inspec-
tors.
12
2
12
16
2
3
6
10
2
...
4
...
69
Veterinary Assist-
ants.
135
28
129
6S
36
43
82
112
44
11
2
...
2
692
Dressers.
...
...
...
10
10
INCREASE DURING
1909-10.
Deputy Superinten-
dents.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Veterinary Inspec-
tors.
...
3
10
1
1
...
...
...
15
Veterinary Assist-
ants.
8
...
29
12
2
1
7
5
11
...
...
75
Dressors.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
REMARKS.
(a) Three va-
cancies ou
31st March
1910.
Deputy Super-
intend e n t
transferred
to
Punjab
Veterina r y
College.
21
215. The investigation into methods of immunizing against anthrax
had to be suspended owing to the difficulties previously explained. Experi-
mental immunization by vaccination is being carried on and it is hoped to
issue a report on this work at an early date.
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.
216. During the past official year, 8,320 doses of Hæmorrhagic Septi-
cæmia vaccine were prepared and with the previous year's balance 9,960
doses in all were issued.
217. Further tests of the serum have been carried out on ponies and
buffaloes. The results have been as satisfactory as heretofore and confirmed
the view that serum is a safe and effectual agent for conferring a passive
immunity and the vaccine an active one.
218. From the following table the result of injections carried out in the
field will be seen :—
PROVINCE.
Punjab . .
United
Pro-
vinces of Agra
and Oudh .
Central
Pro-
vinces . .
Number of outbreaks in
which inoculation was
undertaken.
5
101
...
NUMBER OF ANIMALS
WHICH DIED UNINOCU-
LATED IN COURSE OF
OUTBREAK.
Equines.
...
...
...
Bovines.
...
653
...
Others.
...
...
...
NUMBER OF ANIMALS
INOCULATED.
Equines.
...
...
...
Bovines.
219
7,491
406
Others.
...
...
...
NUMBER OF ANIMALS
WHICH DIED AFTER
INOCULATION.
Equines.
...
...
...
Bovines.
...
6
...
Others.
...
...
...
REMARKS.
Result satis-
factory.
219. With regard to the efficacy of results of preventive inoculation for
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Central Provinces, states :—
" The results appear to me to be remarkably good. Sufficient time has
not yet elapsed to pronounce with absolute certainty of the result, but I for-
ward the appended table to show what is up to now so satisfactory."
Charbon Symptomatique.
220. During the year under review 20,350 doses of single vaccine and
5,800 c.c. of serum were prepared. The total issue to various Superinten-
dents including previous year's balance being 20,900 doses. From some
Provinces the results reported were very satisfactory and no casualties
occurred from their use at Government Cattle Farm, Hissar. Some doubtful
results however were reported from the Punjab, but it is possible that the
deaths reported from some Provinces may have been due to intercurrent
disease.
221. The following table shows the result of injections carried out in
different Provinces :—
PROVINCE.
Punjab .
.
North-West
Frontier Pro-
vince . .
United
Pro-
vinces of Agra
and Oudh .
Madras . .
Sind,
Balu-
chistan and
Rajputana .
Number of villages in
which inoculation was
undertaken.
49
25
13
17
2
NUMBER OF ANIMALS
WHICH DIED UNINOCU-
LATED IN COURSE OF
OUTBREAK.
Equines.
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
7
...
91
355
81
Others.
...
...
...
...
...
NUMBER OF ANIMALS
INOCULATED.
Equines.
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
1,978
4,931
2,189
797
97
Others.
...
...
...
...
...
NUMBER OF ANIMALS
WHICH DIED AFTER
INOCULATION.
Equines.
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
16
20
...
...
1
Others.
...
...
...
...
...
REMARKS.
46 I. G., C. V. D.