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Other Diseases.
Table IV.
13. The number of villages visited by the Veterinary Assistants during
the year was 78 against 146 in the pre-
vious year. The Veterinary Assistants
treated 336 cases of contagious diseases and 364 of non-contagious diseases
during their tours as against 2,210 cases treated for contagious diseases, 146 for
non-contagious diseases and 5 castrations performed in the previous year. The
decrease in the number of villages visited and in the number of cases treated
for contagious diseases is due to the fact that very few outbreaks of contagious
diseases were reported this year.
Veterinary Hospitals.
Table V.
14. There were two Veterinary Hospitals working in the Province during
the year under report as in the previous
year. The number of cases treated was
2,166 as against 1,570 in the previous year. Medicines and advice were given
to the owners of 256 animals not brought to the dispensary.
15. Ajmer Veterinary Hospital.—Khan Sahib Abdul Haq held charge of
the hospital throughout the year. The number of animals treated at this
hospital was 1,366 (115 in-patients and 1,251 out-patients) as against a total of
1,116 (86 in-patients and 1,030 out-patients) treated in the previous year. Of
the l,366 cases treated this year, 391 were equines, 166 bovines and 809 other
animals. Three equines were castrated at the hospital against 3 equines and 2
other animals castrated in the previous year.
16. The post of Itinerating Veterinary Assistant was abolished and one of
compounder created in its place Mr. Inayat Ahmed, Itinerating Veterinary
Assistant, reverted to his substantive appointment in the Army Remount
Department.
17. Khan Sahib Abdul Haq visited 28 villages and treated 299 cases for non-
contagious diseases (vide Table IV) as against 62 villages visited and 2,210 cases
treated for contagious and 112 cases for non-contagious diseases and castrated
5 animals in the previous year.
18. The Shceing Forge has been given to a farrier on contract and no
information is available as to the number of animals shod and the fees realiz-
ed for shoeing.
19. The amount realized in fees for the treatment of animals at this
dispensary was Rs. 1,298 as against Rs. 1,049 in the previous year.
20. Beawar Veterinary Hospital.—Veterinary
Assistant Fakhruddin
remained in charge throughout the year with the exception of two months
when he was on privilege leave and the dispensary was closed. The post of
compounder was abolished owing to financial stringency. Eight hundred cases
(30 in-patients and 770 out-patients) were treated at the hospital during the
year as against 454 cases (21 in-patients and 433 out-patients) treated in the
previous year. Of the 800 cases treated, 211 were equines, 258 were bovines
and 331 other animals.
21 When on tour the Veterinary Assistant visited 50 villages and treated
336 cases for contagious and 65 for non-contagious diseases as against 64
villages visited and 34 cases treated for non-contagious diseases in the
previous year.
III—BREEDING OPERATIONS.
22. No breeding operations were carried out in the province by the Civil
Veterinary Department.
Fairs and Shows—Horse Show.
Table XIII.
23. The Pushkar Horse Show was held from 31st October to 3rd November
1922. Two hundred and eighty-two ani-
mals competed for prizes and prizes to the
value of Rs. 350 were awarded as against 307 animals competed for prizes and