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TABLE No. III
Statement showing results of preventive inoculation during the year 1932-33.
Pr ovi nce.
1
Name of
disease
against
which
inoculation
was carried
out.
2
Rinderpest ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Anthrax ...
Haemorrhagic
septicaemia.
Do. ...
Method of
inoculation
followed.
3
Serum alone
Serum simul-
taneous.
Goat virus ...
Serum alone
Vaccine alone
Serum alone
Number
of out-
breaks
in which
inocula-
tion
was
under-
taken.
4
2,161
3
...
16
...
156
Number of animals which
died uninoculated in
course of outbreak.
Equines.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
6
12,165
15
...
161
...
877
Others.
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
inoculated.
Equines.
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
9
256,136
191
4,954
1,618
81,757
14,766
Others.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
which died after
inoculation.
Equines.
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
12
111
1
5
...
...
...
Others.
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
Remarks.
14
5
Central Provinces and Berar.
Do. ...
Black quarter
Do. ...
Do. ...
Tetanus ...
Distemper ...
Fowl cholera
Rabies ...
Serum
and
vaccine
simultaneous
Aggressin
alone.
Serum alone
Serum
and
aggressin
simultaneous
Anti-toxin ...
Canine
dis-
temper mix-
ed bacterin.
Serum alone
(haemorrhagic
septicaemia
serum.)
Anti-rabic
vaccine.
GRAND TOTAL
93
...
39
27
...
...
5
...
2,500
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
477
...
233
77
...
...
...
...
14,005
...
...
...
...
...
6
77
2
85
...
...
...
...
26
...
...
...
26
6,169
29,451
2,669
1,537
...
...
...
3
399,251
...
...
...
...
...
86
615
13
714
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
117
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
TABLE No. IV
Statement showing the number of animals treated by the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons and Veterinary
Inspectors on tour during the year 1932-33.
Province.
1
Cental
Provinces
and Berar.
Num-
ber
of
villages
visited.
2
58,319
Num-
ber
of
Veteri-
nary
Assis-
tant
Sur-
geons
em-
ployed.
3
123
Castrations.
Equi nes .
4
31
Povines.
5
103,600
Others.
6
2,138
Tot al .
7
105,769
Treated for contagious
diseases.
Equi nes .
8
18
Bovi nes .
9
125,954
Ot her s .
10
412
Total.
11
126,384
Treated for non-contagious
diseases.
Equi nes .
12
3,950
Bovi nes .
13
338,448
Ot her s .
14
6,124
Tot al .
15
348,522
Total of
cases
treated
and
castrations
performed.
16
580,675
96
27
123+ 2
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in charge and itinerating excluding Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, Amraoti city and Saugor.
who do not tour generally.
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons on touring duties including Veterinary Assistant Surgeons under training.
(On Special work).
In addition 14,867 cases were supplied with medicines by the field staff while on tour.
7
TABLE No. V
Statement showing number of animals treated and castrated at Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries
during the year 1932-33.
Province.
1
Central Prov-
inces
and
Berar.
Num-
ber
of
dis-
pen-
saries.
2
103
Num-
ber of
Ve-
teri-
nary
Ins-
pec-
tors
and
Assis-
tant
Sur-
geons
em-
ploy-
ed.
3
*103
Number of in-patients
treated during the
year.
Equines.
4
775
Bovines.
5
3,305
Others.
6
408
Total.
7
4,488
Number of out-patients treated
during the year.
Equines.
8
19,638
Bovines.
9
124,850
Others.
10
38,059
Total.
11
182,547
Grand
total
of in-
patients
and
out-
patients
treated
during
the
year.
12
187,035
Total
number
of
cases
supplied
with
medi-
cines
but
not
brought
to
hos-
pitals.
13
44,790
Castrations performed.
Equines.
14
33
Bovines.
15
11,891
Others.
16
1,467
Total.
17
13,391
Re-
ceipts.
18
...
Expenditure.
19
...
7
96
103
Veterinary Inspectors in charge of Veterinary Dispensaries.
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in charge of Veterinary Dispensaries.
*These items are omitted as the accounts are maintained by local bodies.
8
TABLE No. VII
Statement showing total strength of subordinate veterinary staff employed
during the year 1932-33.
Province.
1
Central
Provinces.
How occupied.
2
In schools and colleges ...
In dispensaries ...
On other work ...
Touring ...
Attached
to
Veterinary
Laboratory.
Attached to the office of
the Director of Veterinary
Services, Central Provinces,
Nagpur.
On
Serum
Simultaneous
work.
Total ...
Whether
paid from
provincial
or
local.
3
...
Pai d f r om Pr ovi nci al Re ve nue s .
...
...
Veteri-
nary
Inspec-
tors.
4
...
7
...
7
...
...
...
14
Veteri-
nary
Assis-
tant
Sur-
geons.
5
...
96
...
27*
1
1
...
125
Subordi-
nate
teaching
staff.
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Remarks.
7
*2 Veteri-
nary
Assist-
ant
Surgeons
are
on
leave
prepara-
tory
to
retire-
ment.
9
TABLE No. VIII
Return of stud bulls for the year 1932-33.
Name of farm.
1
College Dairy Farm, Nagpur
Telinkheri
Dairy Farm,
Nagpur.
Cattle-breeding
Farm,
Garhi.
Carried over ...
Property of Government.
Num-
ber
on 1st
April
1932.
2
2
*5
†3
10
Obtained during
the year.
Num-
ber.
3
...
...
1
1
Average
price
paid.
4
Rs.
...
...
Home
breed.
...
Casualties
during
the year
5
...
...
1
1
Balance
remaining
on 31st
March
1933.
6
2
5
3
10
Property of Local Bodies.
(Telinkheri Dairy Co-operative Society.)
Number
on 1st
April
1932.
7
...
3
cow
stud
bulls.
...
3
Obtained during
the year.
Number
8
...
...
...
...
Average
price
paid.
9
Rs.
...
...
...
...
Casual-
ties
during
the
year.
10
...
...
...
...
Balance
remaining
on 31st
March
1933.
11
...
3
cow stud
bulls.
...
3
Remarks.
12
Out of these two bulls,
one is a cow bull and
the other is a buffalo
bull.
*Out of these, three
are cow stud bulls
(Montgomery breed)
and two are buffalo
stud
bulls
(Delhi
breed).
†Two
Gaolao breed
and one is Murha
(Delhi) breed
of
buffaloes. Sent out
the old bull, used as
stud for three years.
for sale.
10
TABLE No. VIII
Return of stud bulls for the year 1932-33—concld.
Name of farm.
1
Brought forward ...
Cattle-breeding
Farm,
Adhartal.
Cattle-breeding Farm, Powar-
khera (district Hoshang-
abad).
Cattle-breeding Farm Bor-
gaon (district Akola).
Cattle-breeding and
Dairy
Farm, Ellichpur.
Cattle-breeding Farm, Bod...
Cattle-breeding
Farm,
Pendra (Pahariya) district
Bilaspur.
Total ...
Property of Government.
Num-
ber
on 1st
April
1932.
2
10
2
1
...
3
3
2
21
Obtained during
the year.
Num-
ber.
3
1
...
1
30
...
...
...
32
Average
price
paid.
4
Rs.
...
...
...
123
...
...
...
123
Casualties
during
the year.
5
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Balance
remaining
on 31st
March
1933.
6
10
2
2
30
3
3
2
52
Property of Local Bodies.
(Telinkheri Dairy Co-operative Society.)
Number
on 1st
April
1932.
7
3
...
...
...
...
...
1
4
Obtained during
the year.
Number
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Average
price
paid.
9
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Casual-
ties
during
the
year.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Balance
remaining
on 31st
March
1933.
11
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Remarks.
12
Both of cross-breed
bulls
(Malvi
and
Montgomery).
*These are all young
bulls.
12
TABLE
Abstract of particulars regarding cattle fairs and
Province.
1
Malgaon
Fair,
Nimar district.
Hirdenagar
Fair,
Mandla district.
Garhakota
Fair,
Rehli
tahsil,
Saugor district.
Bhairam Fair, El-
lichpur
tahsil,
Amraoti district.
Singaji Fair, Har-
sud
tahsil,
Nimar district.
Jotepur (Pendra).
Bilaspur district.
Wun Fair, Yeotmal
district.
Total ...
Nu mb e r of c a t t l e fai rs
and shows hel d.
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
Total number of stock present.
Bulls.
3
30
224
4,096
200
2,000
11
2,050
8,614
Bullocks.
4
663
850
2,818
1,600
900
28
9,000
15,859
Cows.
5
50
315
3,180
200
...
14
400
4,159
Young stock.
6
25
150
2,575
50
...
12
1,500
4,312
Buffaloes.
7
20
250
2,513
100
100
41
1,000
4,024
Camels.
8
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
3
Others.
9
12
200
750
225
5
111
5,000
6,303
Average price of
animal sold.
Bulls.
10
Rs.
15
10
9
20
20
...
35
...
Bullocks.
11
Rs.
30
20
20
40
50
...
50
...
Cows.
12
Rs.
15
20
6
9
...
...
20
...
Buffaloes.
13
Rs.
40
40
11
26
15
...
12
...
Camels.
14
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
13
No. XIV
shows held during the year 1932-33.
Amount realized in fees.
15
Rs. a. p.
...
300
2,038
219
533
7
2
4
1
9
9
0
0
...
1,682
4,793
12
12
6
0
Total number of animals
that
competed
for
prizes.
16
...
...
...
...
...
...
196
...
196
Prize money provided.
From Imperial
Funds.
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
From
Provincial
Funds.
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
From
Local
Funds.
19
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
From other
s our ces .
20
Rs. a.
...
...
...
...
...
100 4
...
100 4
Total.
21
Rs. a.
...
...
..
.
...
...
100 4
...
100 4
Amount actually award-
ed.
22
Rs.
a.
...
...
...
...
...
100 4
...
100 4
Number of medals award-
ed.
23
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Remarks.
24
Live
stock 33
prizes.
Awarded
Rs. 73-8-0. Poul-
try
section
24
prizes.
Awarded
Rs. 26-12-0.
14
TABLE No. XIV-A
Statement showing the cost of the Civil Veterinary Department in the
Province of Central Provinces during the financial year 1932-33.
Major heads.
Superintendence ...
Veterinary instruction
Subordinate establish-
ment.
Hospital and dispen-
saries.
Veterinary Research ...
Breeding operations ...
Prizes ...
Fairs and shows ...
Total ...
Amount.
Im-
perial.
Rs.
...
...
...
...
3,750
...
...
...
3,750
Provin-
cial.
Rs.
84,927
...
1,82,706
1,09,697
...
...
...
...
3,77,330
Local.
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
Rs.
84,927
...
1,82,706
1,09,697
3,750
...
...
...
3,81,080
Remarks.
Contribution
from
the
Imperial
Council of
Agricultural
Research for
Veterinary
Research.
GPN—671—DVS—26-7-33—236.
Chart showing
15
Appendix E.
Chart showing the recrudescence of rinderpest during the last 10 years
to exemplify paragraph 14 of the report
Annual Report on the working of
the Civil Veterinary Department
of the Central Provinces and Berar
for the year ending the
31st March 1934
NAGPUR
GOVERNMENT PRINTING , C. P.
1934
[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 1934
NAGPUR
GOVERNMENT PRINTING , C. P.
1934
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 Proprictor, Shri Ramdas Stores,
Tajnapeth.
ALLAHABAD:
Mr. Ram Narain Lal, Publisher, etc.,
1, Bank Road.
The Superintendent Nazair
Kanun
Hind Press.
AMRAOTI:
Thakur & Co., Ltd., Booksellers.
BARCDA:
Mr. M. C. Kothari, Bookseller and
Publisher, Raopura Road.
BILASPUR:
Mr. M. A. Subhan, Bookseller and
Publisher.
BOMBAY:
D. B. Taraporevala, Sons & Co.,
190, Hornby Road, Fort.
Radhabai Atmaram Sagoon.
Sunder Pandurang,
25 Kalbadevi
Road.
Thacker & Co., Ltd.
CALCUTTA:
The Book Company, 4/4-A, College
Street.
Butterworth & Co., (India)., Ltd.,
8-2, Hastings Street.
The Indian School Supply Depôt.
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 Depôt.
COOCH BEHAR:
Babu S. C. Taluqdar, Proprietor,
Students & Co.
DELHI :
The Oxford Book and Stationery Co.
JUBBULPORE:
The Manager, Educational Book Depôt.
KARACHI:
The Standard Bookstall.
LAHORE:
The Punjab Sanskrit Book Depôt.
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. C. Khot & Sons, Walker Road.
Mr. G. A. Shastri, Bookseller and
Publisher, Hislop College Road.
The Manager, Educational Book Depôt.
The Manager, "The Hitavada".
The
Proprietor,
Bhisey
Brothers,
Booksellers and Publishers.
Mr. D. M. Dhumal, Manager, Ex-
perimental Book Binding Dcp6t.
PATNA:
The Patna Law Press Co.
POONA:
The Proprietors, New Kitabkhana.
RAIPUR:
The
Proprietor, Chaube
Printing
Works.
RANGOON:
The
Superintendent,
American
Baptist Mission Press.
VELLORE:
A. Venkatasubban, Law Book Seller.
YEOTMAL:
V. N. Saraswat.
Mr. M. G. Bakshi, Law Books Agent.
No. 2015-919-XIV
GOVERNMENT OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Pachmarhi, the 9th October 1934.
READ—
Letter No. 764-1-3, dated the 20th July 1934, from the
Director of Veterinary Services, Central Provinces,
forwarding the report on the working of the Civil
Veterinary Department for the year ending 31st March
1934.
RESOLUTION
The year 1933-34 was again not a very healthy one
for the cattle of the province. The total number of
outbreaks recorded was 13,848 (12,845), although the
total casualties were 37,804 (39,174), a little less than
those of the previous year. The outbreak of foot-and-
mouth disease was one of the worst in recent years;
anthrax prevailed in most of the districts; hæmorrhagic
septicæmia assumed a severe form in five districts and
blackquarter occurred considerably in three districts.
The incidence of rinderpest, which still continues to
exact the heaviest toll of the cattle of the province, was,
however, distinctly less severe, the deaths and outbreaks
being 25,449 (31,807) and 3,674 (4,469), respectively. It
will be interesting to investigate if, apart from its cyclic
character, this result can be attributed to any extent to
the preventive inoculations undertaken by the depart-
ment on an increasing scale.
Piroplasmosis which is
endemic in the province is now less prevalent owing to
the increasing use of trypan blue.
2. All outbreaks of contagious diseases were report-
ed and attended to with improved promptitude.
The
number of inoculations rose to 448,993 (399,991) and
that of castrations to 127,475 (105,769).
Including
castrations the number of cases treated on tour and at
dispensaries was 870,335 (767,710). Government is
pleased to note the growing appreciation by the people
of the value of preventive inoculations and the other
beneficient activities of the department. Advantage
2
was also taken of the larger cattle fairs and other means
of propaganda for giving increased publicity to these
activities.
Government shares the Director's disappointment
at the apathy of many local bodies towards the provi-
sion and repair of dispensary buildings.
Expenditure
for ensuring the efficiency and expansion of a depart-
ment, which does so much to conserve the cattle-wealth
of the agriculturists, is certainly an important charge on
local funds even in the present financial strigency; and
Government hopes that there will be a better response
in future to its appeal regarding this matter.
3. Government has noted with interest that the year
marked a further advance in the researches in connec-
tion with the goat-virus inoculation against rinderpest.
The cost of inoculation can now be reduced from three
annas per head to one anna per six to ten animals, while
the district reports indicate that the period of immunity
derived from this method of inoculation promises to be
longer. These results encourage the hope that the ideal
of the eventual eradication of rinderpest envisaged by
the Director is not perhaps utopian; and Government
trusts that they will facilitate the working of the Cattle
Diseases Act which was passed into law after the close
of the year. Power has been taken by this measure to
prohibit the import into the province of unimmunized
and peripatetic herds of cattle which are responsible for
the dissemination of infection, particularly that of
rinderpest.
The Veterinary Investigation Officer,
appointed by the Imperial Council of Agricultural Re-
search, continued his local enquiries regarding certain
cattle diseases and internal parasites.
Government's
thanks are due to the Council for its financial assistance,
which has made this intensive study of the aetiology of
the cattle diseases of the province possible.
4. Much credit is due to the officers of the depart-
ment for the year's record of preventive, curative and
research work and Government has read with pleasure
the Director's commendation of it.
It also records its
appreciation of the efficient administration of the depart-
ment by the Director, Major R. F. Stirling, and the
Deputy Director, Rao Bahadur R. V. Pillai, who
officiated as Director for part of the year.
3
ORDER.—Ordered that a copy of this Resolution,
together with the enclosure, be submitted to the Gov-
ernment 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 information and guidance, and that it be pub-
lished in Part I of the Central Provinces Gazette.
By order of the Government
(Ministry of Agriculture),
R. N. BANERJEE,
Revenue Secretary to Government,
Central Provinces.
GPN-792L—RS—18-10-34-219.
No. 764-1-3
FROM
MAJOR R. F. STIRLING, I.V.S.,
DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SERVICES,
Central Provinces,
To
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT,
Central Provinces.
Nagpur, the 20th July 1934.
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 1934.
2. Rai Sahib (now Rai Bahadur) R. V. Pillai,
Officiating Director of Veterinary Services, held charge
of the department till (the afternoon of) the 12th July 1933,
when he proceeded on leave for five months and eleven
days.
He toured in the Chhindwara, Mandla, Jubbulpore,
Saugor, Hoshangabad and Betul districts and inspected
15 dispensaries, the office of the Assistant Director of
Veterinary Services, Jubbulpore Division, the village up-
lift work at Pipariya and the
slaughter-house at
Rahatgarh.
3. On return from leave I resumed charge of the
department on the 12th July 1933.
I toured in all the divisions of the province and in-
spected 54 dispensaries and the important slaughter-
houses. I inspected the offices of the Divisional Assist-
ant Directors of Veterinary Services, the village uplift
work at Pipariya and the experimental work on goat-
virus alone vaccination against rinderpest.
I also
attended the meetings of the Advisory Board of the Im-
perial Council of Agricultural Research held at New
Delhi during February 1934.
2
4. Rai Sahib Gouri Shanker Shrivastava held
charge of the office of the Deputy Director of Veterinary
Services till the 2nd January 1934.
He toured in the
Amraoti, Akola, Yeotmal, Chanda and Nagpur districts
and inspected 19 dispensaries and attended the rural
uplift training class at Rahatgaon.
5. Rai Bahadur R. V. Pillai, on return from leave,
resumed charge of his duties as Deputy Director of Veteri-
nary Services on (the forenoon of) the 2nd January 1934.
He toured in the Nagpur and Chhattisgarh divisions,
inspected 10 dispensaries and the office of the Assistant
Director of Veterinary Services, Chhattisgarh Division,
Raipur.
6. Mr. Bachan Singh, Veterinary Investigation
Officer, continued to carry out investigations relating to
the cattle diseases of this province.
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION
7. Of the two State scholars studying in Great
Britain, one completed the course, returned to India and
was appointed a temporary Assistant Director of Veteri-
nary Services in April 1933. The other scholar obtained
the diploma of Membership of the Royal College of
Veterinary Surgeons in December 1933.
8. No fresh scholarships were provided during the
year for training at the Bombay Veterinary College.
9. Out of the five Central Provinces scholars at the
Bombay Veterinary College, one passed the supplement-
ary examination in October 1933 and joined the depart-
ment; two passed the diploma examination in March
1934.
10. Compounders' class.—Seven private candidates
joined the compounders' class at Nagpur. Of these, six
completed the course and one failed. All the six success-
ful candidates have been employed by local bodies.
11. Prior to their posting in the districts, the pro-
bationary Veterinary Assistant Surgeons employed were
trained in elementary bacteriological technique at the
veterinary laboratory and dispensary routine at the
Provincial Veterinary Hospital, Nagpur.
12. During the year I examined in veterinary sub-
jects 22 students of the Nagpur University for the B. AG.
degree and 24 for the Intermediate course in Agriculture.
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II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES*
1. EXAMINATION OF SPECIMENS
13. As mentioned in the last report, orders were
passed at the close of 1932-33 limiting the number of
smears to be forwarded to the laboratory for routine
diagnosis. This has enabled the laboratory staff to
devote more time to the examination of parasites and
pathological specimens and to the preparation of vaccines
and other biological products.
14. During the year the number of specimens was
successfully reduced from 59,952 to 16,098 with increased
laboratory efficiency in other directions. Besides these,
260 (236) smears were microscopically examined by the
divisional Assistant Directors of Veterinary Services.
The total number of smears dealt with by the Veterinary
Investigation Officer was 1,700. The details of positive
findings under this head are given in Appendix A.
2. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
15. The statistics given below indicate that the
year was not a very healthy one for the cattle of this
province.
The total outbreaks recorded were 13,848
(12,845) with casualties amounting to 37,804 (39,174).
16. The expenditure on biological products was
Rs. 70,732 (Rs. 94,025).
17. As a result of intensive propaganda carried out
by the field staff opposition to inoculation and other
veterinary activities is decreasing annually.
A proof of
it is the large number of inoculations undertaken, namely,
448,993.
18. Rinderpest.—The incidence of this disease was
less during the year with 25,449 (31,807) deaths. 3,674
(4,469) outbreaks were recorded.
237,820 animals were protected against rinderpest by
the serum alone method.
Mortality amongst animals so
inoculated was 94 only, due probably to mixed infections.
In addition to the above, 13,374 (4,959) cattle were given
more solid protection by means of inoculation with goat-
virus alone.
In actual outbreaks of rinderpest, 1,465 animals were
immunized by means of goat-virus plus serum.
*NOTE.—The figures in brackets are those of 1932-33 for purpose of
comparison.
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19. Foot-and-mouth disease.—The year 1933-34
was marked by one of the worst outbreaks of this disease
for many years. It prevailed in a virulent form and
7,539 (6,504) outbreaks with 1,121 (819) deaths occurred.
The mortality was largely due to the fact that the disease
broke out during the summer months when, owing to
scarcity of fodder in certain areas of the province, cattle
had no chance to recover from the ill-effects of an attack.
In many outbreaks piroplasmosis appeared simultaneously
and this was probably a contributory factor to the high
death rate.
20. Anthrax.—The disease prevailed in most of the
districts during the year. 277 (190) outbreaks were
recorded. The mortality was 1,342 (1,702). The number
of animals protected by means of anti-anthrax serum rose
from 1,618 to 3,552.
In an attempt to check the spread of infection,
especially to man, the staff made constant propaganda to
enforce the disposal of carcasses as prescribed in the
Revenue Manual.
21. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.—The disease was
severe in Chhindwara, Raipur, Akola, Amraoti and
Buldana districts, causing 6,859 (3,903) deaths. The
number of outbreaks recorded rose from 699 to 1,231, out
of which 206 outbreaks were confirmed microscopically.
101,322 (81,757) animals were protected for the
season against this disease by means of haemorrhagic
septicaemia vaccine.
This indicates the growing
popularity of this method of protection in the rural areas.
Besides the above, 24,849 (6,169) inoculations were
performed with haemorrhagic septicaemia serum and
vaccine simultaneously and 13,474 (14,766) by the serum
alone method in actual outbreaks of this disease.
22. Blackquarter.—The chief localities in which
this disease occurred were the districts of Chhindwara,
Saugor and Buldana. The mortality recorded was 2,590
(1,170) in 557 outbreaks reported.
45,369 (29,451) young stock were protected against
this disease by blackquarter aggressin, giving immunity
for about 12 months.
In actual outbreaks, 6,858 animals were protected
with blackquarter serum and aggressin and 2,612 with
blackquarter serum alone.