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Army Remount department, while the Army Veterinary Corps deals with the
affected animals in the various branches of the Military department. The figures
here only refer to cases brought directly under the notice of the Civil Veterinary
department.
15. Glanders and Farcy.—This disease has appeared during the year in
the districts of Dehra Dun, Agra, Bareilly, Bijnor, Budaun, Etawah, Benares,
Ghazipur, and Lucknow, and 15 animals either succumbed to the malady or were
destroyed in accordance with the Glanders and Farcy Act. The disease appeared
to have assumed a severe form at Dehra Dun. Rupees 106 have been awarded in
compensation during the year for compulsory slaughter of animals to poor owners
to whom the loss would be very severe.
16. Surra.—This year this disease has appeared to be much more
widespread than in former years. It made its appearance, as usual, in the tracts
along the foot of the hills in the vicinity of Kathgodam and Dehra Dun;
but outbreaks have also occurred in the districts of Agra, Etah, Bijnor, Budaun,
Banda, Lucknow, and Fyzabad. Seventy-one cases are either known to have
succumbed to the disease or were destroyed.
17. Dourine.—It is satisfactory to note that no cases have been reported
during the year.
18. Tetanus.—Many cases of this disease have this year been reported by
veterinary assistants, and 38 proved fatal. There is every reason to believe that
this malady amongst animals is much more prevalent than is generally supposed,
but except in the cases of animals actually brought to the veterinary assistants,
difficulty is experienced in obtaining accurate information.
19. Strangles.—Eighty-five cases of this disease have been reported, 7 of
which were fatal. Here again many more cases occur than ever are notified to
this department.
20. Epizootic lymphangitis.—No cases were reported.
21. Other contagious diseases.—Under this heading cases of equine
piroplasmosis, horse-pox, influenza, anthrax, rabies, and many diseases caused by
internal and external parasites have been met with, but up to the present other
than those treated in veterinary hospitals it has not been found practicable to
introduce a reliable system for obtaining returns.
Bovine.
22. Rinderpest.—The province has this year been visited in a severe
manner by this disease, most districts having been more or less affected. The
disease assumed a most virulent form in the Jhansi and Banda districts and in all
probability was more severe on account of the scarcity of fodder. It has been
found that there is a much higher rate of mortality amongst animals which are
badly fed, housed, and generally neglected, and therefore it is probable that famine
conditions play some part in increasing the death-rate. Inoculations were carried
out in 39 districts. As I have mentioned, under the head of "Protective
inoculation," the shortage of anti-rinderpest serum has been severely felt. Wherever
possible however outbreaks were promptly attended and the necessary steps taken
for eradicating the disease. Where it was impossible to conduct inoculations it
was found necessary to depend upon segregation and other precautionary
measures.
23. Haemorrhagic septicaemia—This year appeared in 39 districts with a
total mortality of 2,068. One thousand two hundred and seventy-two animals
were immunized by the vaccine method and 8,232 were inoculated with serum
with generally satisfactory results.
24. Black quarter.—This malady appeared in 23 districts and a mortality of
824 only has been reported. In those places where the disease appears to recur
periodically vaccination was resorted to as a preventive measure and 1,581 animals
were treated by this method, which is probably responsible for the decrease in the
death-rate this year.
25. Anthrax.—Reports of this disease were received from 32 districts and
1,122 are reported to have succumbed. As I have before mentioned, owing to the
nature of this malady, its sudden onset, and rapidly fatal termination, it is only in
a few cases that veterinary assistants are able to reach the seat of the trouble in