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and it is hoped to start sheep breeding operations in the
Kaghan Valley of the Hazara District during the next
year.
SECTION III—EQUINES.
37. Number of stallion stables—Table X—
At the beginning of the year there were 16 horse and
one pony stallion in the non-selected districts, and these
remained at stud throughout the year under report.
The number of donkey stallions on the 1st April 1933
was 17.
Two were purchased from Hissar during the
month of March 1934, and one was cast raising the balance
to 18 at the close of the financial year.
38. Services of stallions—Table XI—
Sixteen horses and one pony covered 614 and 36 mares
against 600 and 60 respectively last year. The average
number of mares covered by horse stallions this year was
raised to 38.3 from 33.3 in the previous year.
The two newly purchased donkey stallions arrived at
the close of the year under report and one was cast. Thus
sixteen donkey stallions were actually at stud during the
year under report. The average number of mares covered
by donkey stallions was 43.5 as against 42.6 last year.
SECTION III—FAIRS AND SHOWS.
39. Fairs and shows—Table XIV—
During the year under report only two cattle fairs and
horse shows were held in the Province, one at Haripur and
the other at Dera Ismail Khan. The third cattle fair viz.
that of Peshawar was postponed owing to a serious out-
breaks of Rinderpest at Mardan. At both of those fairs
Veterinary propaganda was carried out by means of cattle
shows, poster, demonstrations and lectures, etc. by the
Superintendent in person and his staff. Besides the above
other exhibitions were arranged in connection with rural
uplift work in the Province, the foremost of which were
those held at Charbagh and Takhtibai. On these and
similar other occasions propaganda was carried out on an
extensive scale and with good effect. Cultivators who
brought their cattle to these exhibitions were awarded small
13
sums in cash prizes to compensate them for their trouble.
Cattle fairs and exhibitions do a great deal to remove the
prejudices which exist in the minds of zamindars and at
the same time assure a mass-gathering which in turn offer
a good opportunity for propaganda work.
40. Establishment—Table VII—
At the close of the year under review the strength of
the cadre of the subordinate Veterinary staff was as
under :—
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons ...
Veterinary Inspectors ...
Veterinary Assistants 1st grade ...
Veterinary Assistants 2nd grade ...
Veterinary Assistants 3rd grade ...
Total ...
6
2
5
14
7
34
(one
remained
vacant).
(one deputed to
Swat State).
(one deputed to
Swat State).
Note.—One post of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon re-
mained vacant for a certain period of the year due to lack
of local qualified men and one Veterinary Assistant
remained deputed to Swat State. Two Veterinary Assist-
ants were employed temporarily for the foresaid two
vacancies.
Owing to a lack of qualified local men it was not found
possible to increase. The present cadre is small and needs
expansion. It is suggested that posts of Veterinary Assist-
ant Surgeon may be created for those candidates who are
now studying and will be qualified in the coming year.
41. Education—
In the beginning of the year there were eight Frontier
nominees studying at the Punjab Veterinary College,
Lahore. Two fresh scholarships of Rs. 40 per mensem
each were awarded to suitable candidates who joined the
college during the year under report and thus the number
of Frontier students at the Punjab Veterinary College was
14
raised to 10 at the close of the year. These were distri-
buted as under :—
Class.
Fourth Year
Third Year
Second Year
First Year
Total
... 3
... 3
...
2
... 2
... 10
Number of
students.
(one stood first
in the III Pro-
fessional exami-
nation) .
(one topped the
list in the II Pro-
fessional exami-
nation) .
It is suggested that more students should be sent to
the Veterinary Colleges in future years.
42. Expenditure—
The detail of expenditure is given in Table XIV-A.
The figures have been furnished by the Comptroller, North-
West Frontier Province.
43. General remarks—
There was a considerable increase in the various acti-
vities of the Department during the year under review.
The increase in work illustrates the extent to which the
Department has succeeded in gaining the confidence of the
zamindars. The present small staff of 34 men cannot
efficiently deal with this general increase in work. The
Government has been moved to increase the subordinate,
technical and clerical establishment.
No rewards were sanctioned for Patwaris, but certain
zamindars were recommended by the Department for
Kursi Nashin Sanads.
The work of the technical and clerical staff was on
the whole satisfactory. The Superintendent records his
15
special appreciation of the work done by the following
officers :—
(1) Chaudhri Feroz Din, Veterinary Inspector,
Peshawar.
(2) Raja Sadduddin Ahmad, Office
Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon.
(3) M. Sirajuddin, Veterinary Assistant, Haripur.
(4) M. Sher Muhammad Khan, Veterinary Assist-
ant, Tank.
(5) M. Aziz Ali, Veterinary Assistant, Swabi.
The assistance so willingly given by District Officers
and their staffs to the Department during the year is grate-
fully acknowledged as also the assistance and close co-
operation so readily afforded by the following gentlemen :—
(1) Khan Sahib Sheikh Abdur Rahman, Honorary
Secretary, District Board, Kohat.
(2) Mr. Penrose.
(3) S. Qabool Shah of Jhangi, Tahsil Abbottabad,
District Hazara.
(4) Haji Atta Muhammad Khan, Zaildar and
District Board Member of Paroa.
S. I. A. SHAH,
Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department,
North-West Frontier Province.
GS&PDeott.-NWFP-2344 CVD- 130-22 , 234-14
i
TABLE II
Showing number of deaths from contagious diseases amongst animals during the year 1933-34
District
1
Peshawar ...
Hazara
...
Kohat ...
Bannu
...
Dera Ismail Khan
Kurram ...
Malakand ...
Total ...
Equines
Glanders
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Anthrax
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Surra
4
1/ 1
...
...
...
13/1
...
...
14/2
Dourine
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other conta-
gious diseases
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
7
1/ 1
...
...
...
13/ 1
...
...
14/2
Bovines
Rinderpest
8
2558/1097
291/173
11517/29
1445/2
17146/80
13076/48
446/345
8061/3674
Foot and mouth
diseases
9
4019/4
1600/2
1754/X
338/1
1677/X
1941/3
100/X
12179/10
Hæmorrhagic
septicæmia
10
718/589
365/300
15/13
142/120
39/33
...
10/10
1290/1065
Black quarter
11
15/15
15/13
...
...
64/55
...
...
94/83
Anthrax
12
...
...
60/55
...
...
...
...
60/55
Other conta-
gious diseases
13
22/3
54/35
71/ 26
...
...
...
22/4
169/68
Total
14
73321/708
33255/23
34518/23
6751/78
34947/18
32486/51
13283/59
218534/955
Others
Rinderpest
15
1
...
42/ 25
...
11/3
...
...
59/30
Foot and mouth
diseases
16
897/23
76/X
1194/29
...
...
201/1
4/X
2302/46
Anthrax
17
...
...
590/568
...
...
...
...
590/568
Other conta-
gious diseases
18
119/23
80/80
1276/568
77/24
48/ 32
...
710/35
2310/762
Total
19
1022/48
156/80
3032/1183
77/24
59/ 35
2011
714/35
5261/1406
Re ma r
ks
20
ii
TABLE
Statement showing results of preventive
District
1
Peshawar ...
Hazara ...
Bannu ...
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Total ...
Peshawar ...
Hazara ...
Kohat ...
Bannu
...
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Kurram ...
Malakand ...
South Waziristan ...
Total ...
Peshawar ...
Hazara ...
Bannu
...
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Malakand ...
Total ...
Hazara ...
Total ...
Dera Ismail Khan
...
Total ...
Grand total ...
Name of disease
against
which
inoculation was
carried out
2
Hæmorrhagic
septicæmia.
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Rinder pest ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
...
Hæmorrhagic
septicæmia.
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
...
Black quarter ...
...
Black quarter ...
...
...
Method of inocula-
tion followed
3
Serum alone ...
Do.
Do.
Do.
...
Serum alone ...
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do. ...
Do ...
Do.
Do. ...
...
H. S. Vaccine...
Do.
...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do.
...
B. Q. aggression
...
B. Q. Vaccine...
...
...
Number of outbreaks
in which inocula-
tion was under
taken
4
36
13
11
1
61
39
4
20
3
24
46
7
1
144
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
205
iii
III
inoculation during the year 1933-34
Number of animals which
died uninoculated in
course of outbreak
Equines
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
6
305
109
105
2
533
428
26
215
24
256
514
391
2
1866
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2,388
Others
7
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
inoculated
Equines
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
9
11,175
2,909
1.439
78
15,601
9,878
443
4,329
469
3,454
5.665
1,854
90
26,183
8,374
2,126
2,210
564
2,061
15,335
762
762
558
568
58,449
Others
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
which died after
inoculation
Equines
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Borines
12
...
3
...
...
3
1
...
3
...
...
21
1
...
26
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
29
Others
13
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Remarks
14
iv
TABLE IV.
Showing the number of animals treated and castrated by Veterinary Subordinates on tour during 1933-34
District
1
Peshawar
...
Hazara ...
Kohat ...
Bannu ...
D. I. Khan ...
Kurrum ...
Malakand ...
Total
Number of villages visited
2
2380
958
490
676
814
476
172
5,966
Number of Veterinary sub-
ordinates employed
3
13
6
3
3
6
2
1
34
Castrations performed
Equines
4
182
460
162
8
38
367
191
1,308
Bovines
5
5,816
3,391
1,805
1,148
1,595
992
772
15,519
Others
6
2,725
1,710
2,286
1 ,826
804
1 ,603
641
14,595
Total
7
8,723
5,561
4,253
2,982
2,437
2,862
1,604
28,422
Treated for contagious
diseases
Equines
8
4
...
...
...
7
1
...
12
Bovines
9
5,897
2,297
2,417
504
3,333
2,324
860
16,632
Others
10
605
546
2,135
9
32
112
13
3,539
Total
11
6,506
2,843
4,552
600
2,372
2,437
873
20,183
Treated for non-contagious
diseases
Equines
12
3,653
3,948
673
1 ,057
1,058
792
832
11,013
Bovines
13
8,411
5,067
1,683
4,212
3,434
2,078
1,067
25,952
Others
14
3,830
1,513
1,359
1,138
1,455
1,763
378
10,436
Total
15
14,894
9,528
3,715
6,407
5,947
4,633
2,277
47,401
Total number of cases treated
and castrations performed
16
30,123
17,932
1,2520
9,989
10,756
9.932
4,754
96,006
Remarks
17
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TABLE V
Statement showing the number of animals treated and castrated at Veterinary Hospitals, and despensaries
during the year 1933-34
District
or
agency
1
Peshawar ...
Hazara ...
Kohat ...
Bannu ...
D.I. Khan ...
Kurram ...
Malakand ...
Total
...
Number of veterinary dispensaries
2
11
7
6
4
8
2
2
40
Number
of veterinary sub-
ordinates employed
3
13
6
3
3
6
2
1
34
In-patients
Equines
4
1,009
413
230
479
197
238
109
2,675
Bovine;
5
289
133
51
146
40
24
49
732
Other animals
6
103
63
166
6
28
3
17
441
Total
7
1,401
609
447
686
265
265
175
3,848
Out-patients
Equines
8
10,167
4,585
4,377
3,081
5,127
2,402
2,349
32,088
Bovines
9
22,495
11,782
8,602
11,083
9,843
2,883
3,069
69,754
Other animals
10
7,553
3,657
10,517
5,893
5,890
1,565
1,534
36,609
Total
11
40,215
20,024
23,496
20,057
20,857
6850
6,952
38,451
Grand total of in-patients and
out-patients treated during the
year
12
41,6l6
20,633
23,943
20,743
21,122
7,115
7,127
1,42,299
Total number
of cases supplied
with medicines but not brought
to hospital
13
2,256
2,324
2503
1,213
856
742
766
10,670
Castration performed
Equines
14
284
306
243
40
108
374
136
1,571
Bovines
15
6,528
2,931
2,207
1,304
2,500
437
946
16,853
Other animals
16
435
708
4367
1,929
957
784
473
9,653
Total
17
7,247
4,025
6,817
3,273
3,565
1,595
1,555
28,077
Recei pt s
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Expe ndi t
ur e
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
....
...
Remarks
20
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TABLE VII
Showing total strength subordinate veterinary staff employed during the year 1933-34
Province
1
North-West Fr ont i
er Province
Staff
2
1. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons.
2.
Do.
Inspectors ...
3.
Do.
Assistants 1st grade
4.
Do
Assistants 2nd grade
5.
Do.
Assistants 3rd grade
Total ...
Sanctioned
strength
3
6
2
5
14
7
34
Whether
paid from
provincial
funds
4
Provincial
fund
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
...
Distribution of Staff
Veterinary
school or
College
5
...
...
...
...
...
Foreign
service
6
...
...
1
-
1
Veterinary
Dispen-
saries
7
4
...
5
13
7
29
On other
work
8
1
2
...
1
1
5
Total
9
5
2
5
15
8
35
Remarks
10
One remained
vacant.
One
against
column No. 6
One
against
the
vacant
post
of
Veterinary
Surgeon.
vii
TABLE VIII
Number of bulls and Cows in North-West Frontier Province for the year 1933-34
District or agency
1. Peshawar Municipal Committee ...
2. Peshawar District Board ...
3. Banku Municipal Committee ...
4. Bannu District Board ...
5. Dera Ismail Khan District Board
6. Hazara District Board ...
7. Kohat District Board ...
8. Kohat Municipal Committee ...
9. Kurram Agency ...
10. Malnand Agency ...
Total ...
Dhanni bulls
Present on 1st
April 1933
...
83
...
30
20
27
16
...
1
7
183
Entertained dur-
ing the year
...
30
...
7
12
19
...
...
...
...
68
Cast or
died
dlring the year
...
29
...
2
4
10
...
...
...
...
45
Balance on the
31st
March
1934
...
83
...
38
28
36
16
...
1
7
206
Dhanni cows
Present on 1st
April 1933
...
42
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
42
Entertained dur-
ing the year
...
21
...
17
6
...
...
...
...
...
44
Cast or
died
during the year
...
16
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
18
Balance on the
31st
March
1034
...
47
...
16
5
...
...
...
...
...
68
Montgomery bulls
Present on 1st
April 1933
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
2
Entertained dur
ing the year
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cast or died dur
ing the year
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Balance
on the
31st
Match
1934
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
2
Nili bufallo bulls
Precent
on 1st
April 1931
1
5
2
9
...
10
...
1
1
...
39
Entertained dur
ing the year
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
I
Cast or
died
during the year
..
1
...
1
...
2
...
...
...
...
4
Balance on the
31st
March
1934
1
4
2
8
...
9
...
1
1
...
26
viii
TABLE VIII-A
Showing the number of cows covered by the bulls in North-West
Frontier Province during the year 1933-34
District or agency
1. Peshawar ...
2. Hazara ...
3. Kohat ...
4. Bannu ..
5. Dera Ismail Khan ...
6. Malakand
...
7. Kurram
...
Total ...
Number of cows covered by
Dhanni buils
Year
under
report
5,077
1,623
918
2,092
1,848
391
111
12,060
Previous year
4,961
1,628
637
2,187
1,855
139
125
11,532
Montgomery
bulls
Year
under
report
22
...
53
...
...
...
...
75
Previous year
19
...
85
21
46
...
...
171
Nili Buffalo bulls
Year
under
report
330
879
184
1,106
...
...
162
2,661
Previous year
89
1,114
150
942
...
...
117
2,412
Re ma r
ks
TABLE IX
Abstract of particulars regarding Cattle Fairs and Shows held
during the year 1933-34
Nil.
X
TABLE X
Return of horse, pony and donkey stallions under local bodies for the year 1933-34
Details
1
Balance on 1st April 1933 ...
Increase—Purchased in India. ...
Total ...
Decrease—Sold ...
Total decrease ...
Balance on 31st March 1934 ...
Total ...
Hone and poney stallions under local bodies
Horses
Arab
2
11
...
11
...
...
11
11
Persian
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Country
bred
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T. B. E.
5
5
...
5
...
...
5
5
Total
6
16
...
16
...
...
16
16
Ponies
Arab
7
1
...
1
...
...
1
1
Persian
8
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
Country
bred
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
10
1
...
1
..
...
1
1
Total horses and
ponies
11
17
...
17
...
...
17
17
Donkey stallions under local bodies
Halian
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cyprian
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Country bred
14
17
...
19
1
1
18
18
Persian
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
16
17
2
19
1
1
18
18
xi
TABLE XI
Services and produce of each class of horse, pony and donkey stallions under local bodies, during the year 1933-34
Horse, pony or donkey
Horse ...
Pony ...
Donkey ...
District
2
Peshawar ...
Kohat ...
Bannu ...
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Kurram ...
Malakand ...
Total ...
Banna ...
Peshawar ...
Kohat ...
Bannu ...
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Kurram ...
Malakand ...
Total ...
Stallions on register
on 31st March
3
7
1
3
4
I
...
16
1
1
7
2
3
2
3
1
18
Stallions actually
employed at stud
Year under
report
4
7
1
3
4
1
...
16
1
1
5
2
3
3
3
1
16
Previou year
5
7
1
4
5
1
...
18
1
1
5
3
3
2
3
1
17
Number of mares
covered
Year under
report
6
258
52
94
186
24
...
614
36
36
260
86
166
36
73
75
696
Previous year
7
215
20
146
189
30
...
600
60
60
256
83
208
28
98
52
725
Average number or
mares covered
per stallion
employed at stud
Year under
report
8
36.8
52.0
31.3
46.5
24.0
...
38.3
36.0
36.0
52.0
43.0
55.3
18.0
20.3
75.0
43.5
Previous year
9
30.7
20.0
65
37.8
30.0
...
33.3
60.0
60.0
51.2
27.6
69.3
14.0
32.6
52.0
42.6
Remarks
10
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TABLE XII
Statement showing average cost of feed keep, attendance, etc., of horse, pony and donkey stallions
during the year 1933-34
District or agency
1
1. Peshawar ... ...
2. Kohat ... ...
3. Bannu
... ...
4. Dera Ismail Khan ...
5. Malakand
... ...
6. Kurram ... ...
Total ...
Horse
Year under
report
2
Rs.
3,041
420
2,006
1,238
...
466
7,171
Previous
year
3
Rs.
2,472
407
2,690
1,648
...
522
7,739
Pony
Year under
report
4
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Previous
year
5
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Donkey
Year under
report
6
Rs.
1,267
752
792
459
332
1,092
4,694
Previous
year
7
Rs.
1,143
814
1,189
522
336
1,158
5,167
Remarks
8
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TABLE XIII
Abstract of particulars regarding horse fairs and shows held in non-selected districts during the year 1933-34
Name of fair
1
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Total ...
Number of horse fairs and shows held
2
1
I
Total
number of
animals
present
Year under report
3
271
271
Pr evi ous year
4
155
155
Total
number
competing
for prizes
Year under report
5
161
161
Previous year
6
154
154
Total
number
of horse
stock (not
including
branded
mares)
present
Belonging to breeders
7
...
...
Belonging to dealers
8
...
...
Number of remounts
purchased
For Remount Depart-
ment.
9
...
...
For Native cavalry
10
...
...
For police
11
...
...
Total
12
...
...
Price paid for
remounts
Highest price
13
Rs.
...
...
Lowe s t price
14
Rs.
...
...
Aver age price
15
Rs.
...
...
Number of
mules purchased
By Go v e r
n me n t
16
...
...
By others
17
...
...
Total
18
...
...
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TABLE XIII—concluded
Abstract of particulars regarding horse fairs and shows held in non-selected districts during the year 1933-34—concld.
Name of fair
1
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Total ...
Price paid for mutes
by Government
Highest price
19
Rs.
...
...
Lowest price
20
Rs.
...
...
Average price
20
Rs.
...
...
Total number of animals sold
92
...
...
Prize-money provided
From Imperial funds
23
Rs.
...
...
From Provincial Funds
24
Rs.
...
...
From local funds
25
Rs.
1,745
1,745
Prom other sources
26
Rs.
...
...
Total
27
Rs.
1,745
1,745
Amount
actually
awarded
28
Rs.
791
792
Number
of
medals
awarded
29
1
1
Amount sanctioned by Govtrcment
of India
for next year's fair or show
30
Rs.
650
650
Remarks
31
XV
TABLE XIV
Abstract of particulars regarding cattle fairs and shows held during the year 1933-34
Name of fair
1
(1) Haripur ...
(2) D. I. Khan
Total ...
Number of cattle fairs
and shows
held
2
1
1
2
Total number of stock present
Bolls
3
119
88
207
Bullocks
4
155
34
189
Cows
5
176
114
290
Young stock
6
268
120
388
Buffaloes
7
146
108
254
Camels
8
...
35
35
Others
9
207
38
245
Average price of
animal sold
Bulls
10
...
...
...
Bullocks
11
...
...
...
Cows
12
...
...
...
Buffaloes
13
...
...
...
Camels
14
...
...
...
Amo u n t r eal i zed in fees
15
...
...
...
Total number of animals that
competed for prizes
16
993
409
1,402
Prize money provided
From Imperial funds
17
Rs.
...
...
...
From Provincial funds
18
Rs.
500
200
700
From Local funds
19
Rs.
600
1.345
1,945
From other sources
20
Rs.
...
...
...
Total
21
Rs.
1,100
1,545
2,645
Amount actually awarded
22
Rs.
1,171
932
2,103
Nu mb e r of medals awarded
33
1
2
4
Re ma r
ks
24
xvi
TABLE IV-A.
Statement showing cost of the Civil Veterinary Department during
the official year in the North-West Frontier Province
Major heads
1
Superintendence
...
Veterinary instruction...
Subordinate establish-
ment. ...
Hospitals and dispen-
saries ...
Breeding operations ...
Prizes ...
Fairs and shows
...
Deduct cost of Vetrinary
Assistants
recovered
from local bodies
...
Total ...
Amount
Imperial
2
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Provincial
3
Rs.
23,555
...
68,694
...
18,358
...
...
4,521
1,15,128
Local
4
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
Total
5
Rs.
23,555
...
68,694
...
18,358
...
...
4,531
1,15,128
Remarks
6
GOVERNMENT OF THE
NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE
REPORT
ON THE
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FOR THE YEAR
1934-35
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Peshawar
1936
Review on the Annual Administration Report of the Civil
Veterinary Department, North-West Frontier
Province for the year 1934-35.
Although its activities have been somewhat circum-
scribed owing to lack of funds the Veterinary Department
has made considerable progress during the year under
review.
It is satisfactory to observe that mortality among
animals, is on the whole, on the decrease, especially among
bovines. Against 27,128 seizures and 6,363 deaths during
last year, the corresponding figures for the year under
report are 11,943 seizures and 2,043 deaths. Among
equines, however, there is an increase both in seizures
and in deaths, as compared with the last year. While the
figures for 1933-34 are 14 cases and 2 deaths those of the
year under report are 108 cases and 21 deaths. Glanders
and tetanus have been the chief diseases among equines
and foot and mouth disease, rinderpest and hæmorrhagic
septicæmia among bovines.
The Department has taken active steps to treat dis-
eases in rural areas, through the agency of Veterinary
Hosptials and Touring Dispensaries. The latter bring
veterinary aid direct to villages, and have proved of
immense educative value in rural areas. As a result of
this and of the small increase it has been possible to make
in the number of village dispensaries, scientific methods of
treatment are no longer looked upon with apathy and
villagers are keen to avail themselves of veterinary treat-
ment.
Not a little of the decrease in mortality is atributable
to preventive inoculation. Sixteen thousand, eight hundred
and fifty-two cattle were inoculated for rinderpest by the
Serum alone method" during the year against 26,183
last year, and although there were 76 outbreaks of the