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Anthrax, Surra and Dourine.—No
cases were reported under any of these
heads.
Other contagious diseases.—Only one death was recorded.
BOVINES.
Rinderpest.—All
the districts without exception sent in reports on
outbreaks of rinderpest. Severe losses were, however, recorded in Manbhum,
Palamau, Santal Parganas, Bhagalpur, Champaran, Sambalpur, Gaya, Shahabad,
Puri, Hazaribagh and Ranchi.
The disease appeared in Manbhum twice, once in April and again in
August. It was during the second outbreak that the disease took a virulent
form and inspite of the extra help given, it spread over the whole district
causing the death of 6,568 animals. It was brought under control in October
and completely subsided by the end of the year.
In Palamau the disease broke out in December and affected 17 thanas
out of 20, which is the total number. The contagion appears to have been
introduced by pack-bullocks carrying merchandise to the Garwa bazar, either
from the Sarguja State in the Central Provinces or from the bordering villages
of district Mirzapur in the United Provinces. The outbreaks did not subside
within the year. A special inoculating staff was deputed to the district.
The outbreaks in Godda and Banka subdivisions and those in Sambalpur
also received special attention from the Department. In the latter instance,
the disease was of less virulent character.
Altogether 2 1,592 deaths were recorded out of a total number of 60,159
animals attacked in 2,954 outbreaks. Two thousand seven hundred and
sixty two outbreaks were attended by the staff against 835 and 1,123 during
the previous year and the year 1918-19, respectively.
Foot and Mouth disease.—Foot
and mouth disease was noticed more
frequently than in the previous year ; 1,383 outbreaks were reported against
1,152 and in these, out of a total number of 38,172 animals attacked, 271 died,
as compared with 56,276 attacks and 278 deaths reported during the
year 1919-20. Eight hundred and thirty-six outbreaks were attended by the
veterinary assistants.
Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia.—Like
rinderpest, hæmorrhagic septicæmia
was also reported in all districts, but the mortality was not so great; the
highest figure representing 399 deaths was recorded in Manbhum, while
344 deaths occurred in Gaya, 280 in Darbhanga, and 243 in Sambalpur.
Six hundred and six outbreaks were brought to notice, of which 419 were
attended. The total number of deaths was 3,306 out of 5,568 animals affected,
as compared with 3,525 deaths out of 4,206 affected during 1919-20.
Black-Quarter.—Black-quarter
occurred in seven districts, viz., Gaya,
Saran, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Santal Parganas, Angul and Puri, the
outbreaks of Angul having been of a severe character where 336 deaths
were recorded. Altogether 447 animals died from the disease out of a total
number of 470 attacked in 80 outbreaks.
Seventy-eight outbreaks were
attended. The disease was confirmed microscopically in 15 instances.
Anthrax.—Anthrax
was reported in four districts, viz., Gaya, Saran, Bha-
galpur and Singhbhum ; Gaya showing 140 deaths out of a total number of
221. Twenty-seven outbreaks were brought to notice and all of them were
attended.
Other contagious diseases.—Thres hundred and two deaths were recorded
under this head. The number includes 178 cattle supposed to have died from
parasitic diarrhoea at Motihari and Dhanbad and also 12 cattle which died from
Surra at Sherghati in Gaya.
Rabies— Forty-nine deaths from rabies were recorded in six districts.
TABLE III.
INOCULATION.
Altogether 92,030 cattle were protected against different contagious
diseases as compared with 54,913 of the previous year, and 9S,182 of the year
1918-19. This was purely the work of the departmental staff. There has,
therefore, been an increase of 41,248 inoculations over the last year as the