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The Veterinary Assistant was on tour for 21 days ; he visited 13 villages
for outbreaks of contagious disease and treated 196 cases. He treated Munici-
pal and Police animals, inspected tonga ponies, wrote leaflets, lectured at the
Nadiád Agricultural Show, was in charge of the Government stallion at Nadiád,
inspected the stallion at Kaira, and attended the Ahmedabad Horse and Cattle
show. He performed 3 post-mortem examinations. The dispensary has been
well managed and is progressing in popularity and usefulness yearly. Mr.
Maniar is a capable man. The dispensary was inspected on 27th October 1908
The cattle population within a radius of 5 miles is 13,801 ; the cattle treated
number 4,900, giving a percentage of 35.50. Treatment is free.
50. Kaira (Anand) Itinerating Dispensary.—Veterinary Assistant V. D.
Patel held charge throughout the year. The total number of cases treated was
2,435 as against 1,659 last year. The increase is due to prevalence of contagious
disease. Of the cases treated 107 were equines, 2,018 bovines and 310 others.
The Veterinary Assistant was on tour for 333 days, visited 107 villages, and
attended outbreaks of contagious disease. The work of this dispensary has been
moderate. The dispensary was inspected on 27th October 1908.
51, Ahmedabad Dispensary.—Charge of the dispensary during the year
was held by the following Veterinary Assistants. Prom 1st April to 15th July
by Mr. Dave ; from 16th to 27th July by Salutri Vyas; from 20th July to 31st
January by Mr. Pathek, and 1st February to 31st March by Mr. J. K. Bhatt.
These constant changes have adversely affected the work of the hospital but
were unavoidable as Mr. Dave, the Veterinary Assistant, appointed to act during
Mr. Bhatt's absence on long leave was arrested on a criminal charge and so
had to be replaced at short notice. The total number of cases treated was
4,185 against 4,731 last year. Of the cases treated 875 were equines, 2,261
bovines, and 1,049 others. The daily average of cases treated was 99.6. The
percentage of animals treated, the property of cultivators, is 11. The Veterinary
Assistant was on tour 18 clays, attended 22 villages for outbreaks of contagious
disease, treated animals belonging to Mounted Police, Lunatic Asylum, and the
Municipality. He attended the Gujarat Horse and Cattle Show and supervised
the Government stallions. The dispensary has suffered considerably from the
causes mentioned above. The dispensary was inspected on 11th April and 20th
October 1908. The cattle population within a radius of 5 miles is 12,839 ; the
cattle treated number 2,261, giving a percentage of 17.61. Treatment is free.
III.—BREEDING OPERATIONS.
(1).—Bovines.
(1).—Stud Bulls and their produce.
52. There are no stock bulls the property of Government except those
at the Northcote Farm, Chharodi, which are occasionally allowed to bull the
cows of the local cattle breeders. The Ahmedabad District Local Board
maintains 8 stock bulls, Kaira 5, Surat 1, West Ehándesh 1 and Ahmednagar 1.
53. In addition to the bull belonging to the Ahmednagar District Local
Board 87 stock bulls have been procured by this Department for the use of the
people of the district under a system introduced by Mr. Orr, the late Collector,
and continued by his successor Mr. McNeill. Of these bulls 14 were procured
at Mhaswad Pair during the year under report. The system has proved success-
ful and it is extremely regrettable that other districts do not adopt it. The
dearth of good stock bulls is becoming keenly felt in some districts and in large
numbers of cases inferior animals are being used. It is of great importance
that measures should be taken in every district to improve or maintain the
local breeds.
II.—BULL HEARING AND BREEDING FARMS AND DEPÔTS.
54. The Northcote Cattle Farm, Chharodi, has continued under the super-
vision of the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, during the year
under report. The object of the Farm is to breed bulls suitable as stock bulls