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Piroplasmosis.—Several cases of this disease were brought to the notice
of Superintendent by the Veterinary Graduate, Karáchi, and enquiries showed
that although not very fatal itself it is a cause of much loss in condition in
bovines in and around Karáchi and probably also in other parts of the province.
Rej.—Nine thousand four hundred and forty-seven deaths were reported
from this disease. From an investigation of it the writer concluded that the
cause was fluke-distoma hepaticum.
Rerh.—Rerh was responsible for 937 deaths. This disease almost invari-
ably runs a chronic course and the symptoms comprise anæmia and wasting
with diarrhoea in the later stages. The disease appears to be produced by the
presence in the fourth stomach of small strongyles.
Other animals.
Surra in camels.—Twenty-nine
camels were reported to have died from
Surra during the year in the Karáchi District. Mr. Leese, I.C.V.D., also met
with the disease in other parts of Sind and there is no doubt that the annual
osses from this disease are severe.
Rerh in sheep.—This disease was responsible for 1,480 deaths.
Rej in sheep and goats.—Three hundred and fifty-six deaths were reported
from Rej in the Karáchi District.
Rabies.—Ten deaths (9 in Karáchi and 1 in Hyderabad) were reported
from rabies during the year under report as against 19 deaths (17 in Karachi
and 2 in Hyderabad District) last year.
Distemper.—Fourteen
deaths have been reported.
Pleuro-Pneumonia in goats.—Seventy-three
deaths were reported to have
occurred in the Hyderabad District during 1911-12 as against 372 deaths
reported from the same district last year.
Tetanus.—One death was reported.
(2) Other diseases.
Table IV shows that 3,052 animals were treated (2,205 for contagious and
847 for non-contagions diseases) by the Veterinary Assistants on tour against a
total of 3,582 treated and castrated last year. In addition to these (vide Table
V), the Veterinary Assistants treated 14,084 animals as in and out-door patients
and performed 64 castrations at the dispensaries during the year under report
against 12,403 animals treated and 50 castrated last year.
(3) Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries,
During the year under report there were 7 Veterinary Hospitals in the
province, the same number as last year.
The zemindars of the Sháhbandar Sub-division in the Karachi District have
subscribed among themselves a sum of Rs. 17,000 for a first class Veterinary
Dispensary at Sujáwal and the foundation stone of the new buildings was laid
by the Commissioner in Sind on 27th February 1912.
The receipts and expenditure of the Veterinary Hospitals in the districts of
the province are shown in Table VI.
The receipts were Rs. 36,233-8-4,
expenditure Rs. 29,543-11-8 and balance Rs. 6,689-12-8 as aginst Rs. 41,716-9-5
receipts, Rs. 31,803-2-8 expenditure and Rs. 9,913-6-9 balance last year.
The cost of working the shoeing forge attached to the Karáchi Veterinary
Hospital is given at Rs. 1,513-14.9 against Rs. 1,326-4-10 last year and the
income at Rs. 2,815-14-0 against Rs. 2,484-14-0 last year. The net income
from the forge was Rs. 1,301-15-3 against Rs. 1,158-9-2 last year.
Fees are charged at the Karáchi and Hyderabad Veterinary Dispensaries
for the treatment of animals, while treatment at the other dispensaries is free.