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TABLE No. VIII
Return of stud bulls for the year 1933-34—concld.
Name of farm.
1
Brought forward ...
Cattle-breeding
Farm,
Powarkhera
(district
Hoshangabad).
Cattle-breeding
Farm,
Borgaon (district Akola).
Cattte-breeding
Farm,
and Dairy Farm, Ellich-
pur.
Cattle-breeding
Farm,
Bod, Ellichpur.
Cattle-breeding
Farm,
Pendra
(Pahariya), dis-
trict Bilaspur.
Total ...
Property of Government.
Num-
ber
on 1st
April
1933.
2
13
1
1
3
3
2
23
Obtained during
the year.
Num-
ber.
3
1
...
...
1
...
2
4
Average
price
paid.
4
Rs.
497
...
...
Home
breed.
...
Home
breed.
497
Casualties
during
the year.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Balance
remaining
on 31st
March
1934.
6
13
1
1
4
3
4
26
Properly of Local Bodies.
(Telinkheri Dairy Co-operative Society.)
Nmber
on 1st
April
1933.
7
3
...
...
...
...
...
3
Obtained during
the year.
Number
8
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
Average
price
paid.
9
Rs.
180
...
...
...
...
...
180
Casual-
ties
during
the
year.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Balance
remaining
on 31st
March
1934.
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
Remarks.
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TABLES Nos. IX TO XIII—BLANK
14
TABLE
Abstract of particulars regarding cattle fairs
Province.
1
Malgaon
Fair,
Nimar district.
Hirdenagar Fair,
Mandla district.
Garhakota
Fair,
Rehli
tahsil,
Saugor district.
Bhairam Fair, El¬
lichpur
tahsil,
Amraoti
dis-
trict.
Singaji Fair, Har¬
sud
tahsil,
Nimar district.
Jotepur (Pendra),
Bilaspur
dis-
trict.
Wan Fair, Yeot¬
mal district.
Sausar Fair, dis-
trict
Chhind¬
wara.
Total ...
Number of cattle fairs
and shows held.
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
9
Total number of stock present.
Bulls.
3
50
412
3,925
200
3,000
11
1,000
...
8,598
Bullocks.
4
545
256
2,894
450
7,000
24
9,000
100
20,279
Cows.
5
40
579
2,264
460
140
10
480
...
3,973
Young stock
6
30
...
2,205
550
1,500
10
1,000
...
5,295
Buffaloes.
7
20
504
3,189
10
300
24
500
...
4,547
Camels.
8
...
93
2
...
1
...
...
...
96
Others.
9
15
17
531
...
59
67
500
...
1,189
Average price of
animal sold.
Bulls.
10
Rs.
15
8
8
50
30
...
40
...
151
Bullocks.
11
Rs.
30
10
16
45
70
...
60
...
231
Cows.
12
Rs.
15
6
5
15
15
...
15
...
71
Buffaloes.
13
Rs.
40
15
10
50
10
...
10
...
135
Camels.
14
Rs.
...
10
55
...
10
...
...
...
75
15
No. XIV
and shows held during the year 1933-34.
Amo u n t r eal i zed in fees.
15
Rs. a. p.
...
269
1,638
7
15
3
9
...
1,979 4 9
...
1,591 4 3
...
5,479 0 0
Total number of animals
that
competed
for
prizes.
16
...
...
...
...
6
pairs.
146
...
...
...
Prize money provided.
From Imperial
Funds.
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
From
Provincial
Funds.
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
From
Local
Funds.
19
Rs.
...
...
...
...
150
...
...
...
150
From other
s our ces .
20
Rs. a.
...
...
...
...
18
100
0
4
...
...
118 4
Total.
21
Rs. a.
...
...
...
...
168
100
0
4
...
...
268 4
Amo u n t actually award-
ed.
22
Rs. a.
...
...
...
...
78
100
0
4
...
...
178 4
Number of medals award-
ed.
23
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
2
Remarks.
24
Awarded two Silver
Medals and one
silver cup.
Awarded 33 prizes
for stock
section
Rs. 73-8-0 and for
Poultry section
Rs. 26-12-0. Total
Rs. 100-4-0.
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TABLE No. XIV-A
Statement showing the cost of the Civil Veterinary Department in the
province of Central Provinces during the financial year 1933-34.
Major
heads.
Superintendence ...
Veterinary instruction
Subordinate establish-
ment.
Hospitals and dispen-
saries.
Veterinary Research ...
Breeding operations...
Prizes ...
Fairs and shows ...
Total ...
Amount.
Im-
perial.
Rs.
...
...
...
...
7,603
...
...
...
7,603
Provin-
cial.
Rs.
82,126
...
2,01,500
83,603
...
...
...
...
3,67,229
Local.
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Remarks.
Contribution
from
the
Imperial
Council of
Agricultural
Research
for Veteri-
nary
Re-
search.
GPN—792-DVS-3-10-34—218.
Annual Report on the working of
the Civil Veterinary Department of
the Central Provinces and Berar for
the year ending the 31st March 1935
NAGPUR
GOVERNMENT PRINTING, C. P.
1935
[Price—Rupee One]
Annual Report on the working of
the Civil Veterinary Department of
the Central Provinces and Berar for
the year ending the 31st March 1935
NAGPUR
GOVERNMENT PRINTING, C.P.
1935
Agents for the sale of Publications issued by the
Central Provinces Government
(Note.—Appointments of all official Agents in the United
Kingdom and on the Continent for the Sale of Government Publi-
cations have been terminated with effect from the 1st April 1925.
All publications in future are obtainable either direct from the
High Commissioner for India, India House, Aldwych, London,
W. C. 2, or through any bookseller.)
INDIA
AKOLA:
The Proprietor, Shri Ramdas Stores,
Tajnapeth.
Mr. M. G. Bakshi, Law Books Agent.
ALLAHABAD :
Mr. Ram Narain Lal, Publisher, etc.,
1, Bank Road.
The Superintendent, Nazair Kanun
Hind Press.
AMRAOTI :
Thakur & Co., Ltd., Booksellers.
BARODA:
Mr. M. C. Kothari, Bookseller and
Publisher, Raopura Road.
BILASPUR :
Mr. M. A. Subhan, Bookseller and
Publisher.
BOMBAY :
D. B. Taraporevala, Sons &
Co.,
Treasure House of Books, Taj Build-
ing, No. 210 Hornby Road, Fort.
Radhabai Atmaram Sagoon.
Sunder Pandurang, 25 Kalbadevi Road.
Thacker & Co., Ltd.
The Proprietors, New Book Company.
CALCUTTA:
The Book Company, 4/4-A, College
Street.
Butterworth & Co. (India), Ltd.,
Avenue House, Post Box No. 251.
The Indian School Supply Depot.
M. C. Sircar & Sons, 75, Harrison
Road.
Newman & Co.
R. Cambray & Co.
S. K. Lahiri & Co.
Thacker, Spink & Co.
CAWNPORE :
The Manager, Sampson William and
Co., 127-B, The Mall.
CHHINDWARA :
The Proprietor, Verma Book Depot.
COOCH BEHAR :
Babu S. C. Taluqdar, Proprietor,
Students & Co.
DELHI :
The Oxford Book and Stationery Co.
R. S. Tomara & Sons, Opposite Fort
Gate.
JUBBULPORE:
The Manager, Educational Book Depot.
KARACHI :
The Standard Bookstall.
KHAMGAON :
Sakalkale Typewriting Institute.
LAHORE:
The Punjab Sanskrit Book Depot.
Rai Sahib M. Gulab Singh & Sons.
LUCKNOW :
The Proprietor, Newal Kishore Press.
The Upper India Publishing House,
Ltd., 41, Aminabad Park.
MADRAS:
Higginbotham & Co.
S. Murthy & Co., Post Box No. 152.
The Proprietor,
The
City
Book
Co., Post Box No. 283.
NAGPUR:
Aidan Binzani, Proprietors, Karmavir
Book Depot, Mahal.
Mr. G. G. Khot & Sons, Walker Road.
Mr. G. A. Shastri, Bookseller and
Publisher, Hislop College Road.
The Manager, Educational Book Depot.
The Manager, "The Hitavada".
The Proprietors, Bhisey Brothers,
Booksellers and Publishers.
Mr. D. M. Dhumal, Manager, Ex-
perimental Book Binding Depot.
The Manager, Nagpur Law Journal,
Central Law House, Tulsi Bag Road,
Mahal.
Neston Jacques & Co., Kamptee Road.
PATNA:
The Patna Law Press Co.
POONA:
The Proprietors, New Kitabkhana.
PESHAWAR CANTT.:
Faqir Chand Marwah, Bookseller.
RAIPUR :
The Proprietor,
Chaube
Printing
Works.
RANGOON:
The Superintendent,
American
Baptist Mission Press.
VELLORE :
A. Venkatasubban, Law Bookseller.
YEOTMAL :
V. N. Saraswat.
No. 1265-1053-XIV
GOVERNMENT OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Nagpur, the 19th December 1935.
READ—
Letter No. 966-1-3, dated the 26th August 1935, from the
Director of Veterinary Services, Central Provinces, for-
warding the report on the working of the Civil Veterinary
Department, for the year ending the 31st March 1935.
RESOLUTION
Government is pleased to note that the year 1934-35
was distinctly a more healthy one for the cattle of the
province than the two previous years. The total number
of outbreaks recorded was 10,180 (13,848).
Anthrax
prevailed in all the districts but the outbreaks were less
while hæmorrhagic septicæmia assumed any virulence
only in four districts. The incidence of foot-and-mouth
disease and blackquarter was of a mild type. Thanks to
the extensive use of trypan blue, piroplasmosis is fast
ceasing to be the menace it used to be to the health of the
cattle of the province.
Rinderpest was responsible for
the heaviest mortality, but a good omen of the year was
the remarkable fall in the incidence of the disease, the
deaths and outbreaks being 6,000 (25,449) and 2,500
(3,674) respectively. This is further evidence of the
efficacy of the preventive inoculations undertaken by the
department on an increasing scale. Government has read
with some concern that a new cattle disease loosely called
"cancer of the horn and face" has made its appearance
and hopes that special efforts will be made to study its
causes and remedies.
2. Outbreaks of contagious diseases were attended
to and preventive measures instituted with the usual
promptitude. This is reflected in the figures of inocula-
tions which rose to 485,471 (448,993). There was also no
falling off in the other field activities of the department.
The number of castrations rose to 143,139 (127,475) and
including these the total number of cases treated on tour
and at dispensaries rose to 954,405 (870,335).
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3. It is gratifying to note that the methods and details
of the goat-virus inoculation against rinderpest were further
perfected. To this end an intensive programme of inocula-
tion was instituted towards the close of the year with a
large staff, under the immediate supervision of the
Veterinary Investigation Officer, in order to test the
efficacy of the system in the varying field conditions in
which the cattle of the province live. The Cattle Diseases
Act became law during the year and gives Government
power to prohibit the import into the province of unim-
munised and peripatetic herds of cattle which are mainly
responsible for the dissemination of rinderpest infection.
In view of the success and the lowering of the cost of the
goat-virus inoculation, it is expected to bring the Act into
force in the near future. Government again records its
gratitude to the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research
for its generous financial assistance without which it would
have been difficult to continue the valuable research and
experimental work.
4. Government's thanks are due to the officers of
the department for their good work during the year. It
is with deep regret that Government has to record the
sudden death of the Director, Major R. F. Stirling, after
the close of the year. Major Stirling was the pioneer of
goat-virus inoculation and his work in that connection has
deservedly carried his reputation beyond the confines of
the province. He raised the administration of the depart-
ment to a high pitch of efficiency and effected a marked
expansion in all the activities of the department.
His
sudden death has been a great loss to the province.
ORDER.—Ordered that a copy of this Resolution
together with the enclosure be submitted to the Govern-
ment of India, in the Department of Education, Health
and Lands, that copies be forwarded to the Director of
Veterinary Services and to all Commissioners and Deputy
Commissioners, Central Provinces and Berar, for infor-
mation and guidance, and that it be published in Part I of
the Central Provinces Gazette.
By order of the Government
(Ministry of Agriculture),
R. N. BANERJEE,
Secretary to Government,
Central Provinces.
GPN—1272—RS—3-1-36-300.
No. 966-1-3
FROM
RAI SAHIB GOURI SHANKER SHRIVASTAVA,
OFFG. DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SERVICES,
Central Provinces,
To
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT,
Central Provinces.
Nagpur, the 26th August 1935.
SIR,
I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the
working of the Civil Veterinary Department for the year ending the
31st March 1935, left by Major R. F. Stirling. It is regretted that
the delay in submitting this report was occasioned by the fact
that the district reports did not reach this office in time. Had it not
been for the sudden death of Major R. F. Stirling, the report
would have been submitted by him.
2. He held charge of the department for the whole of the
year under review.
He toured in all the divisions of the province, inspected 47
dispensaries, the more important slaughter houses, the offices
of the divisional Assistant Directors of Veterinary Services, the village
uplift work at Pipariya and the work of the Veterinary Investigation
Officer.
3. Rai Bahadur R. V. Pillai held charge of the office of the
Deputy Director of Veterinary Services till the afternoon of the
24th March 1935 when he proceeded on leave out of India for eight
months.
He toured in the Nagpur and Chhattisgarh Divisions, inspected
34 dispensaries and the office of the Assistant Director of Veterinary
Services, Chhattisgarh Division, Raipur.
4. I took charge of the office of the Deputy Director of
Veterinary Services from the forenoon of the 25th March 1935.
5. Mr. Bachan Singh continued in the capacity of the Investiga-
tion Officer; and the report of his work has been forwarded to the
Imperial Council of Agricultural Research.
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I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION
6. One scholar studying in Great Britain completed his
course during the year, returned to India and was appointed
a temporary Assistant Director of Veterinary Services in April 1934.
He was subsequently posted as an officiating Assistant Director of
Veterinary Services, Nagpur Division.
7. Ten scholarships tenable at the Bombay Veterinary College
were awarded to suitable candidates during the year.
The two Central Provinces scholars at the Bombay Veterinary
College who passed the diploma examination in March 1934 have
joined the department during the year.
Prior to their posting in the districts, the probationary Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons employed were trained in elementary bacteriologi-
cal technique at the Veterinary laboratory, and dispensary routine at
the Provincial Veterinary Hospital, Nagpur.
In 1934 the Local Government decided that in future the
minimum qualification for scholarships, should be the Intermediate
examination in Arts or Science. In 1935 the Intermediate examina-
tion in Agriculture was approved as an alternative qualification.
Previously, when matriculates were admitted, the failures in
the first professional examination were very high and at the end of the
three-year course the department was lucky if 50 per cent of the
boys selected originally qualified as graduates.
At the end of the first year of the new Intermediate class,
justification for raising the standard is found in the fact that eight
out of nine candidates were successful.
8. Compounders' Class.—Seven private candidates joined
the Compounders' Class at Nagpur. Of these six completed the
course and one failed. All the successful candidates have been
employed by local bodies. Two compounders underwent refresher
course and the period of study of one compounder was extended by
one month during the year.
9. During the year Major Stirling examined in veterinary
subjects the students of the Nagpur University for the B. Ag. degree
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES
1. EXAMINATION OF SPECIMENS
10. The restrictions imposed on forwarding smears from
every case that received trypan blue solution injection, being
still in force, a fall from 16,098 to 12,391 is noticed in the number of
specimens received. This includes smears, parasites and patho-
logical specimens. This enabled the staff to interest themselves more
in a close study of the specimens received and also to pay more
attention to the preparation of biological products.
3
11. The above figures exclude 268 smears, examined by the
Divisional Assistant Directors of Veterinary Services. The details
of the positive findings under this head are given on page 1 of
Appendix A.
2.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
12. From the statistics given below, it may be concluded that
the year under report was a healthy one for the cattle. The marked
decrease in the number of outbreaks recorded also goes to support
this view. The year closed with 10,180 (13,656) outbreaks of
cattle diseases. The mortality from all diseases reported was 27,280
(37,804).
13. The expenditure on biological products amounted to
Rs. 75,071 (Rs. 70,732).
14. The field staff, as in past years, continued the propaganda
work, which had the desired effect of bringing down outbreaks,
opposition to inoculation and other veterinary activities. This
is evidenced by the large number of inoculations, both preventive and
curative i.e., 485,471 (448,993) carried out during the year.
15. Rinderpest.—This disease prevailed in a virulent form
in the Chhattisgarh and Berar Divisions, while Jubbulpore and
Nagpur Divisions experienced outbreaks of a less severe type.
Though the outbreaks were near about 2,500, the mortality
from this disease was brought down to 6,000, due to the timely
preventive measures taken. 198, 037 lives were saved against rinder-
pest by serum-alone method with a mortality of 127 amongst the
inoculated ones. This death roll amongst the inoculated animals
is probably due to the disease being in its incubative stage.
16. Goat-virus-alone method.—594 animals were vaccinated
against rinderpest with goat-virus-alone method and the results
obtained were very hopeful.
Besides this, 3,155 animals were protected by goat-virus and
serum-simultaneous methods in case of actual outbreaks.
17. Foot-and-mouth
disease.—The virulence of the
outbreak of this disease was of a low type. The number of out-
breaks fell from 7,539 to 6,127. Due to the prompt measures taken
by the field staff, the disease never got a strong hold and did not
cause any serious loss.
18. Anthrax.—This disease was reported from almost all
the districts. 248 outbreaks (277) were recorded and claimed 1,670
victims (1,342). 4,498 animals were protected against this fatal
disease by the anti-serum.
19. Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.—Though
reports
of
outbreaks were received from almost all districts, Chhindwara,
Akola, Buldana and Saugor districts appear to have suffered much.
About 5,000 heads of cattle fell victims to the disease.
2
4
Vaccination against this disease is getting very popular. In the
year under report, the department was able to protect 168,818
(101,322) heads of cattle by vaccination. Incidentally this demon-
strates the popularity Hæmorrhagic septicæmia vaccination is
gaining amongst the cattle-owners.
In addition to the vaccination, 47,922 (38,323) cattle were
protected in actual outbreaks either by serum-alone or serum-vaccine-
simultaneous method.
20. Blackquarter.—A definite improvement was seen in the
outbreaks in the incidence of this disease. This is due to the inten-
sive work done in the way of protecting young stock by vaccination.
Only 189 outbreak reports were received during the year with a
casualty of 873 animals against 2,590 of last year.
As many as 54,171 (45,369) animals were protected by vaccina-
tion and 4,156 animals were protected by serum-alone method.
Besides the above 3,927 young stock were immunised by black-
quarter vaccine and serum-simultaneous method in actual outbreaks.
The last year's figures for both blackquarter serum-alone and vaccine
and serum-simultaneous were 2,612 and 6,858 respectively.
21. Piroplasmosis.—This disease, once the dread of cattle-
owners, is no more looked upon as a menace to the health of cattle,
due to the extensive use of trypan blue.
The popularity of this medicine can be seen by the large number
of intravenous injections given, the number being 102,903 (79,189).
Microscopic confirmation has come to the low figure of 433 while in
previous years this swelled up to thousands. Besides this trypan blue
injection is found equally good as a general tonic.
Thirty cases of P. gibsoni were successfully treated with
Tryparsomide solution. T. mutans was confirmed microscopically
in 5 cases and symptomatic treatment was given.
2,636,660 c.c. of trypan blue solution were issued to the field
workers from the central laboratory as against 2,462,300 c.c. of the
previous year.
22. Trypanosomiasis.—Altogether 42 animals were con-
firmed for Trypanosomiasis. A severe outbreak amongst the hounds
of the Hunts Club at Kamptee was brought under control. Of
the 40 confirmed cases 20 were dogs from the Hunts Club, Kamptee.
Out of 5 ponies treated with Naganol treatment, one died. Probably
the treatment was taken when the disease was very much advanced
Treatment with Antimony Tartaratum in the case of bovines
met with great success.
23. Strangles.—Nine cases (equines) were confirmed for
this disease and necessary treatment was given them.
24. Rabies.—Sixteen dogs received preventive vaccination
and none of them were reported to have contracted the disease after
vaccination.
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25. Tetanus.—Thirteen cases (equines) were given anti-
toxin injections as a prophylactic measure with successful result.
26. Fowl Cholera and spirochætosis.—These two diseases
occurred in a sporadic form among fowls. Out of 40 cases examined
microscopically, 36 were fowl cholera and (the rest) 4 were spiro-
chætosis. Preventive inoculation
against fowl cholera
with
hæmorrhagic septicæmia serum-alone had the desired result and
353 fowls were inoculated by this method whereas in the case of
spirochætosis, treatment with saomin gave satisfactory result.
27. Distemper and Canine Typhus.—As many as 51
pups received canine distemper mixed bacterin injections either as
curative or prophylactic.
28. Coccidiosis.—Three cases (bovines) of coccidiosis were
confirmed microscopically and their treatment with methylene blue
was found to give satisfactory result.
3. MISCELLANEOUS
29. Medico-legal cases.—As in previous years several
medico-legal cases were conducted by various officers of the depart-
ment on behalf of the Police.
4. HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES
30. A new veterinary dispensary was opened at Niwas (District
Mandla) during the year under report and was subsequently shifted
to Narainganj. The total number of dispensaries at the close of the
year was 104.
31. The Veterinary Assistant Surgeon placed on the rural
uplift scheme at Pipariya continued to do useful work. The officers
of this department are also as usual rendering help in the working
of the rural uplift scheme started in some other districts of the province
so far as it lies in their power.
32. The number of cases treated by the Assistant Directors,
Veterinary Inspectors and Veterinary Assistant Surgeons on tour was
726,434 (675,617) including 143,139 (127,475) castrations. The
number of cases treated at dispensaries was 227,971 (194,718)
including 17,842 (15,214) castrations. The number of cases that
were supplied with medicines but not brought to the dispensaries,
was reduced from 20,587 to 5,368. On tour 3,978 (8,338) cases were
supplied with medicines by the staff and it is pleasing to note that the
practice of supplying medicines without seeing the cases has been
much discouraged.
33. Buildings.—It is needless to repeat every year the same
remark, that many local bodies have taken no notice whatsoever of the
sentiments expressed in paragraph 3 of the Government's resolution
on the working of this department in 1932-33.
There are places like Katol, Ramtek, Karanja, Burhanpur and
Wardha to which one is reluctant to post any self-respecting officer.