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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Civil Veterinary Department, Bihar,
for the year 1940-41.
CHAPTER I.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
I held charge of the Department throughout the year. In addition
to my duties as Head of the Department I also remained in administrative
charge of the Bihar Veterinary College and the Cattle Breeding and Dairy
Farm, Patna, and supervised the work connected with the (Veterinary)
Disease Investigation Scheme, and drew up the lines on which the new
scheme for investigation of Poultry diseases in Bihar, was to work.
2. 1 was on tour for 188 days and travelled 3,713 miles by road in
addition to railway journeys. During the year I visited nine districts and
inspected eight hospitals, twenty-two dispensaries and several rural Field
Dispensaries, and the Range Offices at Muzaffarpur and Ranchi. I ins-
pected the Mounted Military Police Ponies at Patna, Arrah and Jamshed-
pur. The horses of the Police Training College, Hazaribagh, wore also
inspected.
3. I continued to servo on the Examining Boards of the Bengal
Veterinary College, Calcutta and the Bihar Veterinary College, Patna
during the year and acted as President and Head Examiner of the Bihar
Veterinary Examination Board for the half yearly Professional Examina-
tions of the Subordinate Veterinary Officers. Candidates for admission
into the Bihar Veterinary College as Government and District Board
stipendiaries were interviewed and selected by me.
4. As a member of the All-India Cattle Show Committee, I attended
the Fourth Show at New Delhi and acted as a Judge. The First All-India
Poultry Show organised under the auspices of the Cattle Show was also
attended.
5. Two meetings of the Advisory Board of the Imperial Council of
Agricultural Research held at Simla and New Delhi and the 4th meeting
of the Animal Husbandry Wing held at Izatnagar in November 1940 were
attended. A visit was also paid to the United Provinces Government
Cattle Farm at Madhurikund
I went to Muktesar in September and spent three weeks in going
round the different sections of the Imperial Veterinary Research Institutd
and held discussions with various Research Officers and the Director of
the Institute on problems of special interest to this province
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6. At Headquarters frequent visits were paid to the Bihar Veterinary
College and the Government Cattle Farm in connection with the manufac-
ture of Goat Tissue Virus at the Laboratory, certain additions to the
hostel buildings, improvement of the existing water-supply arrangements,
replacement of Dairy machineries, transfer of Farm lands to the Patna
Aerodrome and the Hindusthan Bike Manufacturing Company, Limited,
and outbreaks among the livestock. Discussions on the activities of the
Department were held with Dr. Davies, Director of Dairy Research and
Mr. Ware, Animal Husbandry Commissioner with the Government of
India, who visited this province. I continued to act as a member of the
Bihar Agricultural Research Committee and presided at the Conference
of the Gazetted Officers of the Department.
NORTH BIHAR RANGE.
7. Babu P. C. Bhattacharji held charge of the Range for the first
14 days of the year when Mr. Gurbachan Singh relieved him and remained
in charge until transferred to Patna from the 6th November 1940
Mr. S. K. Sen remained in charge for the remaining period of the year.
8. Mr. Gurbachan Singh was on tour for 91 days and travelled
2,632 miles by road in addition to Railway journeys ; inspected 12 hospi-
tals, 22 dispensaries and 21 rural field dispensaries ; attended the Sita-
marhi Cattle Fair and acted as one of the Judges of the Cattle Show.
He visited the Chapra Goshala, Sepaya Farm, Bettiab Raj herd and
Darbhanga and Hathwa Raj stables and submitted a comprehensive report
advocating certain improvements in the management of the last named
institution
Lectures on cattle diseases were delivered by him in three
villages under Sitamarhi Police Station. He acted as a member of the
Bihar Veterinary Examination Board.
9. Mr. S. K. Sen was on tour for 65 days and besides the Railway
journeys travelled 1,117 miles by road He inspected 3 hospitals,
13 dispensaries, 16 rural field dispensaries and the factory bullocks of
Keota concern. He supervised the Veterinary arrangements at the
Sonepur Fair and the work of the hospital opened there and also acted as
one of the Judges of the Cattle Show held under the auspices of the
Agriculture Department. The Khagra, Hardi and Singheswar Asthan
Cattle Fairs were also attended and the Veterinary Exhibition held at
the last named fair was supervised by him.
10. At Headquarters both Mr. Gurbachan Singh and Mr. S. K. Sen
visited the Sadr Veterinary Hospital, Muzaffarpur, and supervised the
work conducted at the Experimental Station.
CENTRAL RANGE.
11. Mr. S. K. Sen continued to hold charge of the Range till the
8th July 1940, when he proceeded on three months' leave on relief by
Assistant Director Babu P. C. Bhattacharji, who remained in charge up
to the 29th October 1940, when Mr. Gurbachan Singh took over charge
of the Range from the latter officer.
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12. Mr. Sen was on tour for 47 days and travelled 967 miles by
road besides the railway journeys. He inspected 2 hospitals, 11 dispen-
saries, 15 rural field dispensaries and 95 villages. In the course of his
tours he interviewed officials and non-officials and delivered short lectures
to livestock owners regarding the care and improvement of
livestock
and suppression of various contagious diseases, etc. in the villages.
He inspected the Mounted Military
Police poines encamped at
Gaya and while at Headquarters besides paying frequent visits to the
Bankipur Veterinary Hospital, also acted as an Examiner at the Annual
and Diploma Examinations of the Bihar Veterinary College and the
Examining Board of the half-yearly professional examination of the
Subordinate Veterinary Officers.
13. Babu P. C. Bhattacharji was on tour for 17 days and travelled
410 miles by road in the course of which he inspected 1 hospital, 4 dis-
pensaries, 5 rural field dispensaries and 53 villages. He visited the
Mounted Military Police horses at Arrah and also several Catlle Bathans
on the hills in Sasaram and Bhabua Subdivisions of Shahabad district.
At Headquarters he served both as an Examiner and Secretary to the
Bihar Veterinary Examination Board for the half-yearly professional
examination of the Subordinate Veterinary Officers.
14. Mr. Gurbachan Singh was on tour for 89 days and travelled
3,610 miles by road. He inspected 4 hospitals, 25 dispensaries, 23 rural
field dispensaries and 250 villages and several Fairs where he delivered
short lectures on the feeding of animals and other aspects of Veterinary
Science. The offices of Veterinary Inspectors of Bhagalpur and Gaya
Circles were inspected by him and several officials and non-officials were
interviewed. He supervised the control measures against outbreaks of
Rinderpest at the Central Jail, Bhagalpur and the Mahadevaganj Gowsala
under Sahebgunj Police Station in Santal Parganas and also an outbreak
of Equine Encephalomyelitis among the Mounted Military Police ponies
at Arrah. He served as an Examiner at the Annual and Diploma Exami-
nations of the Bihar Veterinary College, Patna, and also paid visits to the
Bankipur Veterinary hospital.
CHOTA NAGPUR SUB-RANGE.
15. Babu D. N. Mukherji, who was appointed Assistant Director,
held charge of the Chota Nagpur Sub Range up to 16th April 1940, when
he retired from service. Babu P. C. Bhattacharji on reversion from
Muzaffarpur, held charge of the Sub-Range from the 17th April to 23rd
July 1940, and again from 30th October 1940, till the end of the year.
During the intervening period from 24th July to 29th October 1940.
Babu H. K. Roy, 1st grade Veterinary Inspector, acted as Assistant
Director.
16. Babu D. N. Mukherji inspected 1 hospital and 3 dispensaries
in addition to 1 rural field dispensary. He was on tour for 8 days, visited
8 villages and travelled 28 miles by road in addition to railway journeys.
17. Babu P. C. Bhattacharji was on tour for 108 days and travelled
2,839 miles by road in addition to the railway journeys. He visited
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413 villages and during the course of his tours interviewed several officials
and non-officials.
18. He inspected 5 hospitals, 21 dispensaries and 24 rural field
dispensaries. He visited Mounted Military Police lines, Tisco Dairy herd,
Tatangar Gorakshani at Jarashedpur, Government Agricultural Farm,
Kanke, Police
Training College horses and the Central Jail cattle at
Hazaribagh. He also acted as an examiner of the Bihar Veterinary
Examination Board.
OFFICERS EMPLOYED ON DISEASE INVESTIGATION SCHEMES.
19. (Veterinary) Disease investigation Officer, Bihar.—Mr. H. R.
Kapur continued to hold the post of the Disease Investigation Officer.
Bihar, on a temporary basis throughout the year except from the 2nd to
14th December 1940 when he was on leave
The post remained vacant
during the period.
He was on tour for 119 days, travelled 3.022 miles by road besides
railway journeys and visited 650 villages with a view to gain first hand
knowledge of their conditions and also to survey the prevalence of
diseases which needed immediate investigation.
He visited the Sonepur
Fair and also attended the 4th meeting of the Animal Husbandry Wing of
the Board of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry in India held at
Izatnagar.
20. Assistant Investigation Officer (Poultry), Bihar.—Babu B. L.
Moitra, an officer of the Subordinate Veterinary Service, Bihar, was
selected for the temporary post of Assistant Investigation Officer (Poultry),
Bihar. He joined his appointment on the 15th February 1941, on
completion of 3 months' special training at the Imperial Veterinary
Research Institute, Izatnagar.
Necessary arrangements to equip his
laboratory at the Bihar Veterinary College were made.
The officer will work under the control of the (Veterinary) Disease
Investigation Officer and in collaboration with the Imperial Veterinary
Research Institute according to the programme of work approved by the
Imperial Council of Agricultural Research.
Details of the work done have
been shown in his Annual Report for the year ending the 31st March
1941.
CHAPTER II.
Veterinary Instruction.
BIHAR VETERINARY COLLEGE.
21. Charge.—Mr. P. G. Malkani acted as Principal of the College
in addition to his duties as Professor
of Pathology and Bacteriology.
He acted as Secretary to the College Governing Body and also as
a member of the Board of Examiners of the Bihar Veterinary College for
the session 1940-41.
He continued to be a member of the Bihar
Agricultural Research Committee.
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22. Teaching and Subordinate Staff.—Mr. Malkani continued to
teach medicine in the absence of a Profossor of Medicine. The post of
Lecturer in Anatomy which remained vacant up to the 30th June 1940,
was filled temporarily by Maulavi M. A. Rahim, Assistant-in-Charge.
Mr S I. H. Akbari, Lecturer in Materia Medica and Therapeutics, died
on the 10th June 1940. As an interim arrangement Babu J. N.
Mukherji, an officer of the Subordinate Veterinary Service, was appointed a
temporary Lecturer till 8th November 1940, when Mr. V. Srinivasan was
appointed to the post on probation.
The post of Assistant to the Professor of Hygiene, which was held
in abeyance in 1932, was restored during the year. A new post of
Assistant to the Lecturer in Biology and Chemistry was also created
during the year.
Table XV shows the details of the staff employed.
23. Admission of Students.—The 11th session of the College started
on the 1st of July 1940.
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new students were admitted as
compared with 49 of the previous year and 98 old students continued
their studies bringing the total to 139 at the start of the session. Four
newly admitted and three old students left the College during the session.
One United Provinces Government
stipendiary secured Viceroy's
Commission in the Royal Indian Army Service Corps and left. The new
admissions included 33 stipendiaries and 8 non-stipendiaries, from Bihar,
United Provinces, Orissa, Madras, Hyderabad State, Jodhpur State and
Rewa State.
Revision class.—Five out of eleven plucked students of class ' A '
joined the revision class in January 1941, on payment of a cosolidated fee
of Rs. 35 each, but only two passed the Annual Examination.
The number of students on the roll at the end of the session was 139
(against 137 of the previous year) as specified below :—
Bihar 51, United Provinces 56, Orissa 7, North-West
Frontier
Province 9, Jodhpur 3, Punjab 2, Nepal 1, Jammu and Kashmir 3,
Central Provinces 1, Bengal 1, Madras 1, Hyderabad 3, Rewa 1.
The classification of students based on religion is as follows :—
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The following gives their standard of general education :—
12 B.Sc., 25 I.Sc., 18 I. A. or equivalent, 84 Matric. or equivalent
97 students as detailed below were stipendiaries :—
Bihar Government 2, United Provinces Government 53, Orissa
Government 6, North-West Frontier Province 8, Jodhpur State 3,
Kashmir State 3, Rewa State 1, Hyderabad State 3, Bettiah Estate 3,
Bihar District Boards 15.
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24. Examinations.—The annual and diploma examinations were
conducted by a Board of Examiners consisting of eight members. The
results of the examinations for the years 1939-40 and 1940-41 are as
follows :—
Year.
1939-40
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' B '
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52
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38
50
45
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40
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24
43
37
Percentage.
78.0
76.9
77.2
631
860
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Ten students obtained distinction at the Diploma Examination, two
in Soundness and Ageing of horses, five in Veterinary Medicine, two in
Meat and Milk inspection and one in Pathology and Bacteriology. The
results were satisfactory in the opinion of the Board.
25. Tutorial Classes.—Tutorial Classes were continued for the purpose
of recreation, scientific and literary pursuits.
26. Refresher Class.—No refresher class was held during the
session.
27. Buildings and Roads.—No new work was done.
28. Water and Electric supply.—The supply was regular.
29. Hostel.—Owing to inadequate accommodation in the main as well
as the post-graduate hostels the vacant staff quarters were again utilised as
temporary students' hostels. The total number of seats thus available was
120; the rest, 19 students were day scholars. Owing to lack of
suitable houses in the vicinity of the college it has become very necessary
to provide extra accommodation in the hostel.
The health and conduct of the boarders were satisfactory.
The annual Saraswati Puja and the Meelad Sharif were celebrated by
the students as usual with enthusiasm and students of all communities
participated alike in the function.
Dr. A. C Chaudhury, Professor of Hygiene, was appointed Warden
of the Hostels and the Assistant Surgeon, Gardanibagh Dispensary,
continued to be the attending physician of the boarders.
Sports.—Babu J. N. Mukherji remained in charge of the sports
section till 8th November 1940, and Mr. P. S. Sahi, Professor of Surgery
and Obstetrics, for the rest of the year. A set each of horizontal bars and
parallel bars was added to the equipments. Hockey, football, cricket,
volley ball and tennis matches were played with various local clubs. The
annual sports of the college were a success and Mr. E. E. Russell, C.I.E.,
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Adviser to His Excellency the Governor of Bihar, was good enough to
give away the prizes. The trophies of " Varma " memorial carrom cup
competition and the Davis Tennis Cup Tournament were given away by
Mr. M. I. Malik, Director, Veterinary Services, Bihar.
The College won the T. N. Banerji Inter-Collegiate Hockey Trophy
run by the Prince of Wales Medical College, Patna.
The College students presented ' Akbari Champion Cup ' to
commemorate the late Mr. S. I. H. Akbari, Lecturer of this College.
' AVA ' hockey challenge cup was run by the Athletic club of the
College. Six teams entered and the young Chota Nagpur club won the
cup.
30. University Training Corps.—No student had the necessary
registration qualifications to join the 7th Patna University Training Corps.
31. Library.—The Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics remained in
charge of the Library. 16 new books were purchased during the year.
Two books were presented by Mr. Hunder-Boyd, a Canadian gentleman
and one by Mr. Mohey Deen, Principal of the Bombay Veterinary College,
raising the total number of books to 403. 175 books (viz., 139 from
United Provinces, 11 from Orissa Government, 20 from Kashmir Govern-
ment, 5 from Rewa State) wore received for the use of stipendiaries of
different Governments and States and 24 returned to (North-West Frontier
Province) thus bringing the total number of such books to 875.
32. Museum.—26 Pathological and Parasitological specimens were
received for the Museum from the College laboratory during the year under
report taking the total to 271.
33. Hygiene Section.—Dr. A. C. Chaudhury remained in charge of
the section. Practical training in Milk Inspection was imparted to the
students at the College and the Dairy Farm and that in Meat Inspection
at the Cantonment slaughter-house and meat market, Dinapur.
34. Anatomy, Materia Medica, Chemistry and Surgery Sections.—
Work in these sections was satisfactory under their respective officers-in-
charge.
35. College hospital.—Mr. P. S. Sahi, Professor of Surgery and
Obstetrics, held charge of the hospital throughout the year.
During the period under review 5,594 animals were treated at the
College hospital and of these 4,000 were out-patients, 131 in-patients, 345
castrations, 577 injections (Nasal Granuloma) cases and 541 operations.
584 specimens were sent to the College laboratory for examination.
The total amount realised on account of treatment fee during the year
was Rs. 697-6-0.
The number of animals treated and castrated at the College hospital
is shown in Table XIV.
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36. Experimental treatment.—Bayer's Prontosil solution gave good
results in Pyaemic affection in a horse.
Rabies.—Eight cases of suspected rabies were under observation.
Four of them died and on histological examination proved positive for
rabies. Anti-rabic injections were given to 4 dogs with satisfactory
results.
37. Mounted Military Poiioe.—13 Mounted Military Police ponies
were treated during the year.
38. Shoeing Forge.—276 animals including 214 horses were shod
during the year as against 250 of the previous year; of these 62 bullocks
belonged to the Government Cattle Farm, Patna. The total amount
realised on account of shoeing charges was Rs 182-3-0 against Rs. 101
in the previous year.
The posts of blacksmith and the bellowsman continued to be held
in abeyance.
39. Riding Class.—The students received training in equitation.
16 outsiders joined the class on payment of the fee of Rs. 10. The
receipts on account of riding fees amounted to Rs. 270 as against Rs. 200
in last year.
One pony was purchased from Mr. W. D. Murray Smith, an
Australian horse importer of Calcutta and another was received as a gift
from Mr. V. E. Davies, District Magistrate, Shahabad. One of the
ponies having a peculiar stumbling gait could not be put to regular work—
others maintained good condition throughout the year.
Horse Race.—The new pony " Mae West " entered in the open
handicap race in aid of war fund and secured the 1st prize (a cup and
cash of Rs. 40.)
40. Breeding Bull.—The number of cows served by the stud bull at
the College Hospital was 60 as against 18 of the previous year.
41. Ambulance.—The stud bull was used for drawing the ambulance.
42. Anthrax outbreak.—Three horses of the Mounted Military Police
Patna, suffering from Anthrax wore admitted in the College Hospital
one of these died, another was destroyed and the 3rd
discharged
as recovered. Seventeen Mounted
Military Police horses, 6 college
riding ponies, one stud bull and one bullock were protected against
Anthrax.
RESEARCH LABORATORY.
43. Rinderpest vaccination.—258 head of cattle of the Government
cattle farm were vaccinated with Goat Tissue Virus during the year.
Two goats were used as controls. Procedure was the same as followed
in previous years. There was no mishap amongst the inocculated animals.
Both controls showed good reaction.
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Johne's disease.—Eight animals of the Government Cattle Farm,
Patna, were tested by Double Intradermal Tuberculine test. Four of
these gave positive reactions while in two the reaction was doubtful.
Examination of rectal smears from another suspected case of the Farm
and two sent from the districts proved positive for Johne's disease.
Abortion.—19 samples of sera (17 collected from cows. that
had aborted in the Government Cattle Farm and two received from the
district staff) were sent to Mukteshwar. Of these 3 proved positive,
4 doubtful, and the rest negative for contagious abortion.
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—An outbreak of this disease occurred
at the Government Cattle Farm in the month of January 1941 and 235
head of animals were serumised by the laboratory staff.
Experimental Animals.—There were 48 animals in the experimental
ward on 1st April J 940, against 73 in the previous year. The number
of births and purchases was 50 and 29 against 44 and 17, respectively
of the last year. 34 died, three were sold by auction, and 50 were disposed
of thus leaving a balance of 40 at the end of the year.
44. Routine work.—During the year under report 2,073 pathological
specimens including blood and pus smears, faeces, urine, skin scrapings,
morbid tissues, etc., were received for examination from the districts,
College hospital, Government Cattle Farm and private individuals
against 1,772 of the previous year. Diseases were diagnosed in 879 cases.
63 post mortem examinations were conducted on carcases received
from the College hospital, Government Cattle Farm and the experimental
section.
26 pathological specimens including internal parasites were collected
for the College museum.
19 ampoules of auto-vaccine were prepared from Mastitis cases
and issued to the district staff.
45. The Serum Depot.—Altogether 242 requisitions for sera and
vaccines were received and complied with during the year. 128,501 doses
of sera and vaccines (including last balance) were received and 120,290 doses
were issued against 231,325 and 223, 15, respectively of the previous
year.
46. Programme of Research.—Owing to shortage of superior staff
the research work remained suspended during the year. It will be
restarted as soon as the necessary staff becomes available.
47. Supply of Ice.—Of the 80. lbs. of ice obtained daily from the
Hospital Cooler at the laboratory 60 lbs. were supplied to the Government
Cattle Farm and 20 lbs. to the serum depot.
48. Photo and Art Work.—40 lantern slides pertaining to general
diseases, obstetrics and different breeds of cattle were prepared.
26 large size oil and water colour paintings and charts were
prepared for demonstration classes. 161 photographs were prepared
for demonstrations on Epidiascope.