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Inspectors, Hoshangabad, Raipur, Amraoti, Saugor,
Buldana and Akola. I examined the students of the
Nagpur Agricultural College, and the students of the
Nagpur University in the Bachelor of Agriculture and
Intermediate classes in veterinary science in March 1929.
4. Mr. R. V. Pillai, Deputy Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, Nagpur Division, was placed in
charge of the current duties of the Second Superintendent,
in addition to his own duties, with effect from the 12th
September 1928. He held charge of the veterinary work
in the Nagpur and the Chhattisgarh Divisions from that
date. He toured in Nagpur, Wardha, Chanda, Bhandara,
Balaghat, Drug and Raipur districts and the Rajnandgaon
State by road marches and also by rail, and inspected 23
dispensaries, viz., all the dispensaries in the Wardha,
Nagpur, Balaghat, Bhandara, Drug, Chanda district (ex-
cept Ahiri) and the dispensaries at Raipur, Dhamtari, the
state veterinary dispensary at Rajnandgaon and also
inspected the slaughter-houses in the Nagpur Division.
He visited the cattle-breeding farms at Garhi and Sinde-
wahi and organized measures to combat the severe out-
break of rinderpest that threatened the Nagpur area
through Ramtek. Pressure of work at headquarters due
to combination of duties and frequent visits, at short
notice, to seats of rinderpest outbreaks interfered with his
normal tours of inspection.
5. Rai Saheb Gouri Shankar Shrivastava, Deputy
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Chhattis-
garh Division, toured in the three districts of his division
and in the Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh, Raigarh and Kanker
States, and inspected 23 dispensaries, including the state
dispensaries at Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh, Raigarh and
Kanker; three dispensaries thrice, 14 dispensaries twice
and six dispensaries once. He visited the Government
cattle-breeding farms at Chandkhuri, Ruabanda and Sar-
kanda, the Court of Wards cattle-breeding farms at
Pithora, Thakurtola, Mohalla and Pakaria, the Krishi
Gowrakshini farm at Sakri and the Malguzari cattle-
breeding farms at Sarora, Raikheda and Barri. He
inspected the slaughter-houses for goats at Raipur, Dham-
tari, Baloda Bazar, Bhatapara, Bilaspur, Mungeli and
Drug and for cattle at Raipur and Bilaspur and attended
the agricultural and cattle shows held at Raipur, Bilaspur
and Drug, and delivered lectures on cattle diseases with
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magic lantern slides at these shows and at the Normal
School for men at Bilaspur. He attended the meetings
of the Agricultural Associations held at Raipur, Bilaspur
and Drug. He also attended some of the rinderpest and
hæmorrhagic septicæmia outbreaks and organized inocula-
tion and castration.
6. The veterinary work in the Berar Division being
too large a charge for a single Deputy Superintendent, this
division was split into two charges, East and West Berar
Divisions, with effect from 1st April 1928, the former
comprising Amraoti and Yeotmal and the latter Akola and
Buldana districts.
Mr. Kashi Prasad held charge of the two divisions
from 1st April 1928 till 31st May 1928 as Mr. Abdul
Quadir was on medical leave.
7. Mr. Mahomed Abdul Quadir, Deputy Superin-
tendent, Civil Veterinary Department, East Berar Divi-
sion, held charge of the division from 1st June 1928. He
toured in the Amraoti and Yeotmal districts and inspected
all the dispensaries in the Yeotmal district and the Amraoti
district (except Chandur) and the offices of the Veterinary
Inspectors, Amraoti and Yeotmal, attended two outbreaks
and organized preventive measures.
He arranged
lectures with magic lantern slides at Nandgaon, Asegaon,
Chikalda, Ghatang, Loni and Sawarkhed in Amraoti dis-
trict and at Bori and Digras in the Yeotmal district. He
attended the meeting of the Auditors of Co-operative
Societies at Amraoti and delivered lectures on veterinary
subjects. He also attended the cattle fairs held at Wun
and at Bairam and the cattle show held at Rinmochan, at
which he arranged lectures on cattle diseases with magic
lantern illustrations.
8. On the 5th June 1928 Mr. Kashi Prasad, offici-
ating Deputy Superintendent, opened the new West Berar
Division. He toured in the Akola, Amraoti and Buldana
districts and inspected all the 16 dispensaries in the Akola
and Buldana districts once and also the dispensaries at
Morsi and Chandur and paid 15 surprise visits to the dis-
pensaries at Karanja, Chikhli, Malkapur, Mehkar, Deul-
gaon Raja, Patur, Khamgaon, Shegaon, Mangrulpir and
Buldana. He inspected the slaughter-houses for horned
cattle and goats at Patur, Basim, Murtizapur, Akot, Man-
grulpir, Balapur, Akola, Karanja, Malkapur, Shegaon,
Jalgaon, Chikhli and Khamgaon.
He visited the
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Government agricultural farms at Basim and Borgaon, and
attended the Uras fair held at Mangrulpir, the agricultural
exhibition and cattle shows held at Loni, Pimplagaon Devi
and Mayamba.
He visited the Gowrakhshan at Patur.
Karanja, Basim and Malkapur.
9. Mr. Rahim Bux, Deputy Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, Jubbulpore Division, toured in
the five districts of his division and inspected all the 16
dispensaries, i.e., Damoh and Jubbulpore dispensaries
twice and the remaining 14 dispensaries once. He also
paid surprise visits to Patan, Saugor, Rehli, Khurai,
Damoh and Hatta dispensaries once.
He visited the
agricultural farms at Adhartal, Ratona, Mohania Court of
Wards breeding farm at Sehora, and the Mission breeding
farm at Damoh and also the Damoh and Panagar cattle
markets.
He inspected the slaughter-houses at Damoh,
Saugor and the temporary one at Ghatera. He also
inspected the offices of the Veterinary Inspectors, Saugor,
Mandla and Seoni. In addition he attended 17 outbreaks
and organized preventive measures.
10. Mr. C. N. Subannah, Deputy Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department, Nerbudda Division, toured
in the five districts of his division and inspected all the
15 dispensaries in the division, 10 dispensaries twice and
five dispensaries once. He also inspected the office of
the Veterinary Inspector, Nimar, and the important
slaughter-houses in his division, including the two meat
markets at Pachmarhi. He attended the Singaji cattle fair
and the Burman fair and arranged lectures on veterinary
subjects, helped by magic lantern illustrations. He visited
the agricultural farms at Khandwa, Powarkheda and
Betul.
11. Mr. P. S. Nair, Officiating Deputy Superinten-
dent, Laboratory, was deputed for a further course of
training at the Imperial Institute of Veterinary Research,
Muktesar, for a period of not less than six months and not
more than 12 months with effect from 9th November 1928.
The Director of the institute was asked to direct
Mr. Nair's attention more especially to the study of the
serum-simultaneous
method
of
protection
against
rinderpest.
12. Mr. M. James, a senior Veterinary Inspector,
who was deputed to the Imperial Institute of Veterinary
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Research, Muktesar, for special training for six months
from 1st April 1928, returned on completion of the course
on 12th October 1928 and was appointed as Officiating
Deputy Superintendent, Laboratory, vice Mr. P. S. Nair.
13. The touring work performed by the gazetted
officers of the department is tabulated below: —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Name of officers.
Major R. F. Stirling
Mr. R. V.Pillai ...
Rai Saheb Gouri Shankar
Shrivastava.
Mr. Abdul Quadir ...
Mr. Rahim Bux ...
Mr. P. S. Nair ...
Mr. Kashi Prasad ...
Mr. C. N. Subannah ...
Total
Miles travelled by
Rail.
2,726
181
2,601
442
2,472
316
877
4,054
13,669
Road.
3,587
2,054
2,769
1,994
1,015
5
1,601
588
13,613
Number
of days
on tour.
104
66
203
117
124
2
117
149
882
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION.
14. Seven scholarships tenable at the Bombay
Veterinary College were awarded to suitable candidates
during the year. One of the students left the college
shortly after joining, and another developed chronic
appendicitis and was therefore permitted to leave the
college finally in March 1929. The scholarships of both
these men were discontinued.
15. Two of the three third year Central Provinces
stipendiary students completed the course and successfully
passed the diploma examination and joined the depart-
ment during the current year. The remaining third year
student will appear at the supplementary examination that
will be held in October this year. Three of the five first
year students and five of the seven second year students
passed the annual examinations and were promoted to
higher classes.
16. Compounders' class.—In the two sessions of this
class held at the Nagpur Veterinary Dispensary six new
compounders were accepted for training during the year.
Of the new men admitted, two were Government stipen-
diary students, one was sent by the District Council,
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Bilaspur, one was sent by District Council, Chanda,
and two were sent by the Municipal Committees,
Karanja and Shegaon. The student sent by the Chanda
District Council left the class shortly after he joined. The
first session also included two Government stipendiary
students who had not completed the course last year.
These two men, along with four other students admitted
during the year, completed the course and passed the
test. The man sent by the Karanja Municipal Committee
could not complete the course in time, owing to ill-health,
and remained under training.
17. Four
probationary
Veterinary
Assistant
Surgeons were trained in elementary bacteriological
technique at the Veterinary Laboratory, Nagpur, prior to
being posted for work in the districts. The Deputy
Superintendent, Chhattisgarh Division, trained a proba-
tionary Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in dispensary routine
work and in practical inoculation and castration, while the
Deputy Superintendent, Nerbudda Division, trained a
probationary Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in the method
of inoculation and intravenous injections, and the Deputy
Superintendent, Jubbulpore Division, trained the Touring
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Mandla, and the Veteri-
nary Assistant Surgeon, Hatta, in the method of intra-
venous injection.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
1. EXAMINATION OF SPECIMENS.
18. Except the Deputy Superintendent of the
Nagpur Division, the five Deputy Superintendents in
charge of the other five divisions have continued to diag-
nose microscopically certain diseases and to issue the
necessary certificates. The diagnostic work for the
Nagpur Division is done by the local laboratory. From
a perusal of statement A attached, it will be seen that
in spite of some microscopical examinations being done in
the five divisions, the work of the local laboratory shows
a very great increase over that of last year.
19. The specimens received in 1927-28 numbered
24,089.
The number of specimens received and dealt with in
this year amounted to 34,270 (including 1,038 in the divi-
sional laboratories), representing 31,226 individual cases.
3,462 special reports (with 30,572 positive findings,
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including 520 from the divisions), giving particulars and
suggestions for treatment of diseases were issued. The
microscopical diagnosis of many pathological tissue
changes, such as malignant and benign growths, and the
identification of external and internal parasites were
undertaken in addition to the above.
20. The following statement A gives the total
positive findings: —
A.—Statement of positive findings for the year 1928-29.
Kind of animal.
1
Equines ...
Bovines ...
Ovines ...
Canines ...
Aves ...
Total ...
Anthrax.
2
...
37
...
...
...
37
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.
3
...
670
12
...
...
682
Black quarter.
4
...
155
...
...
...
155
Piroplasmosis.
5
1,600
27,087
107
481
...
29,275
Anaplasmosis.
6
7
13
...
...
...
20
Trypanosomiasis.
7
55
17
...
...
...
72
Avian Pasteurellosis.
8
...
...
...
...
67
67
Strangles.
9
10
...
...
...
...
10
Spirochætosis.
10
...
...
...
...
25
25
Skin diseases (Mange).
11
...
...
..
13
...
13
Leucocytosis
and other
anæmic changes.
12
31
48
...
11
...
90
Echinococcus cysts.
13
...
...
7
...
...
7
Pathological Tissue chan-
ges.
14
5
33
4
7
...
49
Tetanus.
15
7
...
...
...
...
7
Actinomycosis.
16
...
8
...
...
...
8
Actinobacillosis.
17
...
1
...
...
...
1
Diphtheroids.
18
2
4
...
...
...
6
Staphylococci.
19
3
5
...
...
...
8
Streptococci.
20
1
2
...
1
...
4
Hookworms.
21
...
...
...
1
...
1
Malignant oedema.
22
...
10
...
...
...
10
B Coli-
23
2
...
...
...
...
2
Micrococci.
24
...
...
...
...
2
2
Piroplasmosis gibsoni.
25
...
...
...
3
...
3
(a) Milk samples for B. coli
and T. B.
26
...
6
...
...
...
6
(b)
Urine samples for blood
and albumen.
27
1
...
...
3
...
4
(c) External parasites.
28
2
3
...
3
...
8
Total.
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1,726
28,099
130
523
94
30,572
(a) No Bacillus tuberculosis but only heavy infection of B. coli.
(b) 2 albumen and 2 blood.
(c) Ticks.
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B.—Statement showing cases treated with Trypan blue injection for Piroplasma injection.
Number of confirmed
cases.
1
29,275 ...
Number of injections
received.
I
2
26,811
II
3
2,017
III
4
321
Number of
deaths.
Before
injection.
5
104
After
injection.
6
84
Known
to be
cured.
7
22,933
Animals
confirmed
but not
injected.
8
22
Animals—
Records
not
available.
9
2,276
Remarks.
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2. TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
21. The year was an unhealthy one for cattle. 9,797
outbreaks of contagious diseases were either reported or
detected, with a mortality of 28,690 against 8,018 out-
breaks and 20,900 deaths of the previous year which is an
increase of 22.187 per cent in outbreaks and 37.267 in
deaths.
22. Rinderpest.—This disease prevailed throughout
the province and its virulence was most marked in the
Chhattisgarh, Jubbulpore and Nagpur Divisions. The
highest number of outbreaks, namely 635, was recorded
from Raipur district. It prevailed to a greater extent in
the months of December 1928 to March 1929. 2,553 out
of 2,578 outbreaks were attended. A higher mortality
occurs in rinderpest outbreaks when the infection is
complicated by a resuscitation of piroplasmosis or
coccidiosis latent in the animal, and these are common
sequelæ in this province.
23. 1,71,238 animals were protected with anti-
rinderpest serum in 1,206 outbreaks. The mortality from
this disease was 17,878 as against 14,106 of last year.
Although opposition to inoculation was shown in a few
remote villages, as a whole preventive methods were will-
ingly accepted.
24. In the absence of any legislation to prevent the
movement of infected animals from place to place, the
control of the spread of this disease is a very grave
problem.
25. Foot-and-mouth disease.—Except in the Bhan-
dara and Nimar districts the disease prevailed in the whole
province in a much milder form than in the previous year.
There were 5,102 outbreaks with a death roll of 625 as
against 5,315 outbreaks and 728 deaths of last year.
Deaths reported from this disease are probably, almost
invariably, due to a recrudescence of acute piroplasmosis
in animals already debilitated by the attacks of foot-and-
mouth disease, and not directly due to the latter, which
occurs in a very mild form in these provinces. The econo-
mic loss sustained, however, by the animals remaining
unfit for a time for farm work, is greater than may be
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generally thought.
The disease was most prevalent in
Nagpur, Raipur, Saugor, Seoni, Chhindwara and
Buldana districts.
26. Anthrax.—This disease occurred in the whole of
the province except in the Yeotmal district. In the
Nagpur, Wardha, Balaghat, Saugor, Mandla, Hoshang-
bad, Narsinghpur, Akola, Seoni, Chhindwara and Amraoti
districts it was negligible, but it was more acute in the
Drug, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jubbulpore and Nimar districts.
The total number of outbreaks were 234 and 37 of these
were confirmed microscopically, 879 animals affected with
this disease, died during the year. In 14 outbreaks 1,198
animals were inoculated with anti-anthrax serum with good
results.
27. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia prevailed in a severe
form in all the districts, except in Balaghat, Jubbulpore,
Mandla, Drug and Narsinghpur. It was very severe in
Akola, Seoni, Saugor, Amraoti and Yeotmal districts. 923
outbreaks with 5,004 deaths (including 17 goats) were
recorded during the year as against 602 outbreaks in 1927-
28. Out of the 923 outbreaks, 682 were confirmed micros-
copically. In 102 outbreaks, 16,039 animals were pro-
tected with anti-hæmorrhagic septicæmia serum alone, and
in 138 outbreaks 20,460 head of cattle were protected by
the simultaneous inoculation of hæmorrhagic septicæmia
anti-serum and vaccine. Besides these in 195 villages, in
which the disease regularly occurs every year, 36,088 head
of cattle were, in the hot weather, vaccinated with the
hæmorrhagic septicæmia vaccine to protect them in
advance of the seasonal occurrence of this disease during
the monsoon.
28. Blackquarter.—783 outbreaks occurred during
the year and of these 155 were miscroscopically confirmed.
The mortality under this head rose from 890 in 182 out-
breaks in the preceding year to 3,837 deaths. It appeared
in all except four districts (Chanda, Bhandara, Raipur
and Drug), but it was most serious in Seoni, Saugor, Betul,
Amraoti, Akola and Buldana districts. In Nagpur,
Wardha, Balaghat, Bilaspur and Mandla districts it
appeared in a sporadic form. In 18 outbreaks, 1,699
animals were protected with anti-blackquarter serum
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alone, in 78 outbreaks 7,783 head of cattle were
inoculated simultaneously with blackquarter serum and
aggressin, and in 109 villages, where blackquarter is an
annual occurrence, 18,543 head of cattle were protected
with blackquarter aggressin alone before the onset of the
blackquarter season.
From the district of Buldana a mixed infection of
hæmorrhagic septicæmia and blackquarter among bovines
resulting in 35 deaths was reported.
The practical experience of cattle owners, gained in
the previous years of the extremely satisfactory results of
the blackquarter aggressin inoculation in the young sus-
ceptible stock in the villages, where the disease made a
regular yearly appearance, led the villagers to offer in
large numbers young stock for this method of protection
during the current year.
29. Piroplasmosis.—As has been stated in the
previous year's report, a large proportion of the cattle of
this province is infected with piroplasms in their blood as,
more or less, constant parasites, which only become active
when the resisting power of the animals is lowered by
another disease or by lack of nourishment. The disease
was confirmed in 29,275 cases as against 11,152 of last
year.
The fact that 873,050 c. c. of Trypan blue solution,
more than twice the quantity of the previous year
(410,890), has been issued is a proof that this line of treat-
ment is increasing in popularity.
22,933 animals are reported to have been cured by
this treatment as against 10,814 animals of last year.
30. Statement B gives the detailed particulars of
trypan blue issued and the results recorded from the field.
31. Trypanosomiasis.—The disease is fatal to un-
treated equines. As long as the reservoir hosts (cattle and
buffaloes) are left free, the chances of controlling trypano-
some infection in equines are small. An attempt is made,
whenever possible, to treat affected bovines with tartar
emetic. Owing to the law that equines must be destroyed,
under the "Glanders and Farcy Act", no provision has
been made, until this year, to treat cases among horses or
donkeys.
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32. Experiments that were conducted by the
Imperial Institute of Veterinary Research, Muktesar, for
treating horses affected with surra by the combined intra-
venous-intrathecal administration of the drug known as
"Bayer 205", have gone to prove that this is the best
method of treatment yet evolved for the cure of the
disease.
Although I have been given full discretionary powers
either to destroy, or isolate and treat, any animal affected
with surra according to the circumstances of each case, no
suitable case has been so dealt with during the year under
report.
33. Strangles was reported from Nagpur, Amraoti
and Jubbulpore. The disease was microscopically con-
firmed in 10 outbreaks. It occurred in a mild form.
34. Tetanus.—Anti-tetanus toxin was used in 24
animals as a prophylactic with good results.
35. Rabies.—The disease was prevalent throughout
the province. The facilities afforded at the Nagpur dis-
pensary for the anti-rabic treatment in dogs were taken
advantage of, by 8 owners.
36. Fowl Cholera.—The prevalence of this disease
was microscopically confirmed in 67 outbreaks and, in 10
outbreaks, 946 birds were immunised with anti-hæmor-
rhagic septicæmia serum. The use of this serum has in
past years proved beneficial but now that fowl-cholera
serum is being issued from the Imperial Institute of Vete-
rinary Research, Muktesar, it will be used in future.
37. Spirochaetosis is very prevalent amongst the
poultry in this province, especially in the Nagpur, Chanda,
Akola, Yeotmal, Amraoti, Buldana and Jubbulpore dis-
tricts. It is reported that treatment with soamin in the
early stages of the disease has been quite successful.
38. Distemper and Canine Typhus.—These highly
infective and fatal diseases of dogs occurred in Nagpur,
Raipur and Amraoti districts resulting in 5, 12 and 10
deaths respectively. In well-bred dogs the mortality is
generally very high, because of the fact that they contract
piroplasmosis at an early age which lowers their vitality.
47 dogs have been relieved by the use of anti-distemper
vaccine
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39. Other diseases.—Reports of the occurrence of
"Tiwa" and "Bhowri" were received from different parts
of the province.
One case of actino-bacillosis was identified by the
local laboratory.
3. OTHER DISEASES.
40. Medico-legal cases.—205 certificates and 61
post-mortem reports were issued by the staff of the depart-
ment.
4. HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES.
41. Two new veterinary dispensaries were opened
during the year at Brahmapuri (Chanda district) and at
Digras (Yeotmal district). The experimental veterinary
dispensary at Ralegaon was continued as a camp veterinary
dispensary and the Touring Veterinary Assistant Surgeon,
Yeotmal, was stationed at Ralegaon as Veterinary Assist-
ant Surgeon, in charge of it. The total number of vete-
rinary dispensaries was, therefore, 100 at the close of the
year.
42. The four state veterinary dispensaries at Raj-
nandgaon, Khairagarh, Raigarh and Kanker were perio-
dically inspected by the Deputy Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, Chhattisgarh Division.
43. Buildings.—Funds have been provided by the
Akola District Council for the construction of the Balapur
veterinary dispensary buildings. The proposal regarding
the selection of a site for the Balapur veterinary dispen-
sary is, however, still pending with the revenue officers
and the Akola District Council. Quarters for the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon and the compounder were
constructed at Jalgaon (Buldana district) during the year,
and a shed under construction at Ralegaon last year was
completed during the year.
44. Minor improvements were carried out to the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon's quarters at Dindori.
Through the efforts of the Deputy Commissioner, Mandla,
the old Police Station-house buildings at Shahpura were
allotted for the use of the veterinary dispensary at that
place.