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TABLE X
Return of horse, pony and donkey stallions under local bodies for the year 1927-28
Details
1
Balance on 1 April 1927 ...
Increase { Purchased in India ...
Received from ...
Total ...
Decrease{ Died ...
Sold ...
Destroyed ...
Transferred to ...
Total decrease ...
Balance on 31 March 1928 ...
Total ...
Horse and pony stallions under local bodies
Horses
Arab
2
*10
...
2
12
...
...
...
...
...
12
12
Persian
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Country-bred
4
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Thorough-bred
5
2
...
...
2
....
...
...
...
...
2
2
Total
6
13
...
2
15
...
...
...
...
...
15
15
Ponies
Arab
7
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Persian
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Country-bred
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
10
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Total horses and
ponies
11
14
...
2
16
...
...
...
...
...
16
16
Donkey stallions under local bodies
I t al i an
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cypr i
an
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Count r
y- br e d
14
13
...
3
16
...
...
...
1
1
15
15
Persian
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
16
13
...
3
16
...
...
... 1
1
15
15
* Two horses were sold in 1926-27 but through an oversight only one was noted.
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TABLE XI
Statement showing services and produce of each class of horse, pony and donkey stallions under local bodies
during the year 1927-28.
Horse, pony or donkey
1
Horse
...
Pony
...
Donkey ...
District or agency
2
Peshawar
...
Kohat
...
Bannu ...
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Kurram ...
Total ...
Bannu ...
Total ...
Peshawar
...
Kohat
...
Bannu ...
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Kurram ...
Malakand ...
Total ...
Stallions on register
on 31 March 1928
3
4
2
4
*4
1
15
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
15
Stallions actually
employed at stud
Year under
report
4
4
2
4
2
1
13
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
12
Previous year
5
3
2
4
2
1
12
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
1
13
Number of mares
covered
Year under
report
6
172
81
210
99
39
601
65
65
143
83
144
53
69
49
541
Previous year
7
140
47
224
126
47
584
56
56
108
86
175
69
52
41
531
Average number
of mares covered
per stallion
employed at stud
Year under
report
8
43
40.5
52.5
49.5
39
46.2
65
65
71.5
41.5
48
26.5
34.5
49
45.08
Previous year
9
46.6
23.5
56.0
63.0
47
48.6
56
56
54
43
43.7
34.5
26
41
40.8
Remarks
10
*Two arrived at the end of
March 1928.
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TABLE XII
Statement showing average cost of feed, keep, attendance, etc, of horse, pony and donkey stallions
during the year 1927-28.
District or agency
1
Peshawar ...
Kohat ...
Bannu ...
Kurram ...
Malakand ...
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Total ...
Average ...
Horse
Year under
report
2
Rs.
2,455
1,451
600
603
a.
9
0
0
9
p.
0
0
0
8
...
589
5,699
1,139
0
2
18
1
9
4
Previous
year
3
Rs.
4,489
825
665
665
a.
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
...
584
7,228
1,445
0
0
9
0
0
7
Pony
Year under
report
4
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
...
...
580
580
580
7
7
7
5
5
5
Previous
year
5
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
...
...
633
633
683
0
0
0
0
0
0
Donkey
Year under
report
6
Rs.
976
556
410
928
353
982
4,206
701
a.
0
0
0
13
6
10
14
2
p.
0
0
0
6
0
11
5
5
Previous
year
7
Rs.
1,660
947
450
1,148
364
1,124
5,693
948
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Remarks
8
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TABLE XIII
Abstract of particulars regarding horse fairs and shows held in non-selected districts during the year 1927-28
Name of fair
1
Horse and Cattle Fair,
Dera Ismail Khan ...
Horse and Cattle Fair,
Bannu ...
Total ...
Nu mb e r of hor s e fai rs and s h o ws hel d
2
1
1
2
Total
number of
animals
present
Year under report
3
290
325
615
Previous year
4
323
...
323
Total
number
competing
for prizes
Year under report
5
119
232
351
Previous year
6
144
...
144
Total
number
of horse
stock (not
including
branded
mares)
present
Belonging to breeders
7
290
...
290
Belonging to dealers
8
...
...
...
Number of remounts
purchased
For Remount Depart-
ment
9
...
...
...
For Indian cavalry
10
...
...
...
For police
11
...
...
...
Total
12
...
...
...
Price paid for
remounts
Highest price
13
Rs.
...
...
...
Lowest price
14
Rs.
...
...
...
Average price
15
Rs.
...
...
...
Number of mules
purchased
By Government
16
...
...
...
By others
17
...
...
...
Total
18
...
...
...
The show for the year 1927-28 was held in April 1928, hence figures for the previous year are not given.
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TABLE XIII—concluded
Abstract of particulars regarding horse fairs and shows held in non-selected districts during the year 1927-28
Name of fair
1
Horse and Cattle Fair, Dera
Ismail Khan ...
Horse and Cattle Fair, Bannu
Total
...
Price paid for mules
by Government
Highest price
19
...
...
...
Lowest price
20
...
...
...
Average price
21
...
...
...
Tot al number of animals sold
22
...
...
...
Prize-money provided
From Imperial funds
23
Rs.
650
...
650
From Provincial Funds
24
Rs.
2,000
...
2,000
From Local funds
25
Rs.
...
...
...
From other sources
26
Rs.
...
...
...
Total
27
Rs.
2,650
...
2,650
Amount actually awarded
28
Rs.
968
...
968
Number of medals awarded
29
1
...
1
Amount sanctioned by Government of
India for next year's fair or show
30
Rs.
650
...
650
Remarks
31
The show for the year 1927-28 was held in April 1928, hence figures for the previous year are not given.
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TABLE XIX
Abstract of particulars regarding cattle fairs and shows held during the year 1927-28
Name of fair
1
Dera
Ismail
Khan ...
Haripur * ...
Bannu
...
Total ...
Number of cattle fairs and shows held
2
1
1
1
3
Total number of stock present
Bulls
3
54
116
95
265
Bullocks
4
36
183
114
333
Cows
5
145
56
134
335
Young stock
6
57
69
47
173
Buffaloes
7
104
115
152
371
Camels
8
53
...
1
54
Others
9
74
43
33
150
Average price of
animal sold
Bulls
10
Rs.
...
...
...
...
Bullocks
11
Rs.
...
...
...
...
Cows
12
Rs.
...
...
...
...
Buffaloes
13
Rs.
...
...
...
...
Camels
14
Rs.
...
...
...
...
Amount realized in fees
15
Rs
...
...
...
...
Total number of animals that competed
for prizes
16
354
582
453
1,389
Prize-money provided
From Imperial funds
17
Rs.
400
500
...
900
From
Provincial funds
18
Rs.
...
...
250
250
From local funds
19
Rs.
1,040
200
250
1,490
From
other sources
20
Rs.
...
...
16
16
Total
21
Rs.
1,440
700
516
2,656
Amount actually awarded
22
Rs.
1,107
700
516
2,323
Nu mb e r of medals awarded
23
2
2
2
6
Remarks
24
* Aslam Cup was also awarded to the owner of the best mileh cow.
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TABLE XIV-A
Statement showing cost of the Civil Veterinary Department in the
North West Frontier Province during the official year 1927-28
Major head
1
Superintendence ...
Veterinary Instruction ...
Subordinate establish-
ment ...
Hospitals and dispen-
saries ...
Breeding operations ...
Prizes ...
Fairs and shows ...
Deduct cost of veterinary
assistants
recovered
from local bodies ...
Net total ...
Amount
Imperial
2
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
} ...
...
...
Provincial
3
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Local
4
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
5
Rs.
10,856
a.
8
p.
0
...
...
6,782
3,451
-4,512
48,526
1
8
0
5
3
0
0
3
Remarks
6
Includes Rs. 7,159
paid to Punjab
Government for
the Joint Veteri-
nary
Depart-
ment.
GP&SO-NWFP—1780RC—120-21-11-28
REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT
NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE
FOR THE YEAR
1928-29
Price—Re. 1-13-0 or £ 0-3-3
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT PRINTING AND STATIONERY
BOOK DEPOT AND FORMS STORE, N. W. F. P., PESHAWAR
for
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
CENTRAL PUBLICATION BRANCH
CALCUTTA :
1930
REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT
NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE
FOR THE YEAR
1928-29
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT PRINTING AND STATIONERY
BOOK DEPOT AND FORMS STORE, N. W. F. P., PESHAWAR
for
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
CENTRAL PUBLICATION BRANCH.
CALCUTTA :
1930
Proceeedings of the Hon'ble the Chief Commissioner and Agent to the Governor-General,
North West Frontier Province, No. 1357-Revenue, dated 10 December 1929.
READ—
Report on the working of the Civil Veterinary Department for
the year ending 31 March 1929.
REMARKS —Mr. S. M. A. Shah was in charge of the Civil
Veterinary Department throughout the year. He made
extensive tours in the Province and inspected nearly all
veterinary institutions and touring dispensaries at least
once. He also attended the horse and cattle fairs held
during the year and acted as a member of the Judging
Committee.
2. Contagious diseases accounted for 3,048 deaths out
of 38,818 cases reported as against 4557 deaths out of 17,349
cases in the preceding year. The various outbreaks seem to
have been far less virulent than in the previous year though
the number of cases is still very high. About 46 per cent
of the mortality from equine diseases was attributed to surra
which was prevalent in the Peshawar District. Amongst
bovines 28,717 cases were reported of which 1,361 proved
fatal as compared with 2,572 deaths out of 9,493 cases in the
preceding year Rinderpest and hæmorrhagic-septicæmia
were rife almost throughout the Province and both account-
ed for 1,235 deaths out of the total number of 1,361 reported
deaths during the year. The mortality from rinderpest and
hæmorrhagic septicæmia remains high in spite of a vigorous
inoculation and vaccination campaign and of the greater
readiness now displayed by villagers in allowing their ani-
mals to be subjected to preventive treatment. Inoculations
for rinderpest and hæmorrhagic septicæmia numbered 5,657
and 6,717 respectively. The Superintendent again complains
that Patwaris are slack in reporting outbreaks of disease.
The Chief Commissioner trusts that District Officers will
give this matter their special attention and deal severely
with confirmed offenders.
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3. The number of veterinary hospitals was eighteen as
before. During the year, however, thirty four touring
dispensaries were started to bring veterinery aid to areas
at a distance from the veterinary hospitals. These dispensa-
ries are open once a week and managed by the Veterinary
Assistant in charge of the nearest hospitals. The paucity of
the veterinary Staff however severely limits their scope and
an increase of personnel is needed to make the scheme really
effective. The number of cases treated in hospitals and dis-
pensaries increased from 63,266, to 68,169, while medicine
was supplied in 5,462 cases which could not be brought to
hospitals. The number of castrations performed amounted
to 10,162 or 1,949 more than the last year.
4. The scheme to improve the condition of cattle in this
Province by the importation of stud bulls of the well known
Dhanni Breed referred to in paragraph 5 of the last year's
review has been sanctioned by the Government of India
and introduced during the year under report. A good
start has been made in cattle breeding both in raising the
number of herd bulls and in carrying out propaganda
among zamindars to induce them to use good bulls for herd
purposes. It is satisfactory to be able to note that there
are now 89 bulls at stud in the Province, the largest
number reached since the establishment of the Department
in the year 1901 and a large advance on the 26 bulls
at stud before the introduction of the scheme. All the
bulls now working are imported from the Dhanni tract in the
Punjab. The District Boards recognise the importance of
the scheme and a sum of Rs. 7,000 was contributed by
them for the purpose. The Chief Commissioner will be
interested to receive further information regarding the
success of this movement in future reports.
5. The replacement of stallions and the figures of their
services again show a small increase over the last year's
figure.
6. The proposal to s end two stipendiary students to the
Punjab Veterinary College for a higher education course,
referred to in last year's review, has since been sanctioned
by the Government of India, and carried into effect.
The new post of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon sanctioned
3
in the year was filled up by promotion from amongst the
existing Staff.
7. The Superintendent recommends additions to cer-
tain existing buildings. These requirements are brought
to the special notice of the District Boards concerned, and
should be carried out where possible.
8. The numerical strength of the staff employed in,
the North West Frontier Province, remained unaltered
except that one post of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon was
sanctioned by the Government of India during the year.
9. In conclusion the Chief Commissioner is pleased to
acknowledge the good work done during the year by
Mr. S. M. A. Shah and his staff.
ORDER.—Ordered that a copy of the report and review
be submitted to the Government of India, Department of
Education, Health and Lands, and that copies be circulat-
ed for information.
By order of the Hon'ble the Chief Commissioner
and Agent to the Governor-General.
C. LATIMER,
Revenue Secretary to the Chief Commissioner,
North West Frontier Province.
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE,
FOR THE YEAR
1928=29
PART I GENERAL ADMINISTRA-
TION.
1. Charge-
Mr. S. M. A. Shah was in charge of the Department
throughtout the year.
2. Extent and duration of Officer's tour—
The Superintendent toured for 195 days and travelled
8,509 miles by road and 5,396 miles by rail.
3. Work performed on tour-
All the Veterinary hospitals and touring dispensaries in
the Province and also the offices of Inspectors were inspect-
ed by the Superintendent. Stallion stables at Dera Ismail
Khan, Tank, Bannu, Serai Naurang, Kohat, Hangu,
Parachinar, Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera and
Charsadda were also inspected. Some of these institutions
were visited several times during the year.
Frontier Constabulary horses were inspected with
special reference to their feeding, condition and manage-
ment. Reports were sent to District Officers of Frontier
Constabulary. These inspections had a very good effect in
reducing the mortality among Constabulary horses.
Tonga and tum-tum ponies plying for hire on several
roads in the Province were examined with a view to detect
Glanders and other contagious diseases. Herds of emaciated
2
cattle imported from the Punjab viâ Khairabad and camels
of Powindahs coming from Afghanistan during cold months
were examined with a view to detect rinderpest in the
former and surra in the latter.
Work of the recently introduced subsidy cattle breed-
ing scheme was seriously looked after in Peshawar and
Hazara Districts, and the Superintendent checked the work
done by the staff while on tour, that is, inoculation, castra-
tion and general treatment of diseases.
Three Arab horse stallions were bought during the
year at Bombay and three donkey stallions were purchased
from the Government Cattle Farm, Hissar. The Dhanni
tract in the Punjab was visited for selection of suitable
stud bulls, and the Jehangir-Abad Cattle Farm for selection
of Montgomery bulls.
Judging and classification at three important horse
shows and cattle fairs in the Province viz. Bannu, Haripur
and Dera Ismail Khan, were conducted and the temporary
dispensaries set up at the fairs were inspected by the
Superintendent. Live-stock in many out lying villages and
in the numerous weekly cattle fairs held in the Province
were inspected on the spot, investigation into the prevalence
of cattle diseases were carried out and inoculation checked.
Several unreported cases were discovered and immediate
action was taken. The Superintendent also toured in
Waziristan.
During the year under report Veterinary Inspector
M. Ghulam Qadir held charge of the Peshawar, and
Veterinary Inspector S. Ali Akbar Shah of the Derajat,
Sub-Division.
SECTION I-CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
4. Mortality—table II—
During the year under report there were 38,818 cases
and 3,045 deaths against 17,349 cases and 4,557 deaths in
the previous year.
The decrease in mortality is in no small measure due
to the activity and promptness displayed both by the
supervising and subordinate staff in connection with the
control of the various diseases. The year under report
has not been a particularly unhealthy one for the
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live-stock of the Province although foot and mouth disease
was fairly wide-spread.
Fortunately rinderpest took a milder course this year
than last. Rinderpest has waves of virulence from time to
time which take three to four years to reach their crest.
There is however reason to believe that the figures in the
table are very far from revealing the true state of affairs.
It is probable that the deaths from epidemic diseases are
much more numerous than those reported, and the loss by
death is only a small part of the loss the cultivator suffers
from this cause.
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia is a fatal disease. The
percentage of death from rinderpest is fairly high, though
the averge mortality, which fluctuates widely, may not be
more than 30 per cent, the remaining 70 per cent are
enfeebled by disease. Similarly in the case of foot and
mouth disease for one animal that dies, ninety nine may be
temporarily incapacitated.
There is much unnecessary loss of cattle owing to delay
in reporting, and many outbreaks which cause heavy mor-
tality might be mitigated or even prevented if prompt
information were given to the nearest veterinary officer.
Had the patwaris sent their reports at once it can be held
with confidence that the number of deaths would have been
further reduced.
5. Pathological Specimens—
Thirty-five pathological specimens were received and
examined during the year under report against twenty
received last year.
At present this work is being
conducted by Veterinary Inspector, Peshawar Division, in
the Civil Veterinary Hospital, Peshawar City.
SECTION I-A-EQUINE CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES.
6. Mortality—table II—
There were 11 cases and 11 proved fatal against 20
cases of the previous year.
7. Glanders-
There were 3 cases and deaths reported from this
disease in Peshawar District. They all were dealt with
4
under the Glanders and Farcy Act. Rs. 80 were awarded as
compensation under the Act. Last year's amount was Rs. 80.
Glanders is a highly contagious equine disease, com-
municable to human beings which generally ends in death.
So in the interest of humanity it is highly desirable to wipe
out the disease altogether from the Province. The figures
quoted above can by no means be regarded as reliable and
represent only those obvious clinical cases brought to
hospitals for treatment and there diagnosed and treated
under the Glanders and Farcy Act. There is any amount
of glanders in villages and towns of North West Frontier
Province for which thorough search is needed.
8. Surra-
Five cases were reported in the Peshawar District.
The disease was confirmed by microscopic examination.
Necessary precautions were adopted to stop the spread of
the disease.
Surra generally occurs in lowlying areas subject to
periodic inundations and is communicated from animal to
animal through the agency of biting flies. The worst
Surra zone in the Province is Tank Sub-Division where
cases of surra have always been reported in Frontier
Constabulary horses. This year the Superintendent pres-
cribed measures for the suppression of the disease and
supervised their execution. During the year not a single
case or death from this disease occurred among Frontier
Constabulary horses located at Tank.
9. Dourine, Anthrax and other contagious
diseases-
Three cases of other contagious disease were reported
from Peshawar District. Nature of the disease could not
be diagnosed as the report was submitted late and on arrival
of Veterinary Assistant disease was all over. Precautionery
measures were however prescribed.
SECTION I-B-BOVINE CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES.
10. Mortality-table II—
There were 28,717 cases and 1,358 deaths against
9,498 cases and 2,572 deaths during the previous year.
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Notwithstanding the marked increase in the number of
cases, it is satisfactory to note an appreciable falling off in
the number of deaths.
11. Rinderpest—table II—
This disease accounted for 1,279 cases and 485 deaths
as compared with 4,685 cases and 1,918 deaths of the
previous year.
12. Preventive inoculation—table III—
Five thousand, six hundred and fifty-seven animals
were inoculated in 21 villages against 9,959 inocu-
lated in 59 villages during the previous years. Gene-
rally disease is imported from Tribal Territory and
gradually spreads to the settled districts. With the activi-
ties of the department extending to the agencies it will be
possible to control ravages of the disease in settled districts.
In August a report was received from Resident Waziristan
of a severe outbreak among the Mahsud cattle. There
being no hospital in Waziristan such arrangements as were
possible for inoculation were made from the headquarters
and the outbreak was kept under control.
The procedure adopted in this Province for combating
outbreaks of rinderpest is the " Serum Alone " method
which gives immunity for 9 to 12 days. The " Serum
Alone " method is however subject to the very serious
limitation that it confers complete immunity for less
than a fortnight whilst infection may persist in a village
for a much longer period. Animals are therefore liable to
contract disease unless re-inoculated and when they do so
the process is discredited in the eyes of owners. Re-inocula-
tion on the other hand, is not only expensive, but, when
an outbreak is widespread, is often impossible.
As pointed out in last year's report the best method
to control and check the disease is the Serum-Simultaneous
method of inoculation against disease, for which more
money and more highly trained staff is required.
With the augmentation of better qualified subordinate
staff of the status of veterinary assistant-surgeons and liberal
grant under the head "Purchase of Sera and Vaccine ", it
would be possible to undertake Serum-Simultaneous method
of inoculation in combating outbreaks of rinderpest in this
Province.
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13. Foot and-mouth disease—
This disease occurred throughout the Province, 26,419
cases and 76 deaths being reported compared with
4,083 cases and 46 deaths the previous year. The disease
was most widespread in the Kohat District in which
10,438 cases were reported and in Kurram Agency where-
from 10,113 cases were reported. In all probabilty disease
in these parts was imported from Tirah and Khost.
In
the absence of any Civil Veterinary Department in these
tribal areas and in the absence of legislation the only
course left was to concentrate our energies on Kohat
District and Kurram and prevent these severe ravages of
the disease from spreading to other parts of the Province.
Circulars from the office were issued to veterinary
assistants in Kohat District and Kurram Agency on up-to-
date cheap method of treating the disease with copper
sulphas and alum. Only about 4,000 cases occurred in the
rest of the Province.
14. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia—
Nine-hundred and sixty-four cases and 750 deaths
were caused by the disease against 527 cases and 427
deaths during the last year. This disease is of a sporadic
nature, and most of the cases occurred in Hazara and
Peshawar districts.
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia runs a
rapid course and causes very serious mortality amongst
cattle and particularly buffaloes, unless prompt measures
are taken to inoculate in contact animals.
15. Preventive inoculation—table III—
Six-thousand, seven hundred and seventeen animals
were inoculated in 20 villages against 3,806 inoculated in 21
villages last year.
16. Vaccination—
As in the previous year no vaccinations were
performed this year owing to lack of funds.
17. Black quarters—table II—
This disease accounted for 48 cases and 47 deaths
against 84 cases and 82 deaths last year.
The highest mortality took place in the Hazara
District wherefrom forty-four animals were reported to have