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CHAPTER VI.
Breeding.
Horse and mule breeding .. .. .. ..
Stallion dépôt .. .. .. ..
CHAPTER VII.
Fairs and shows.
Fairs and shows .. .. .. .. ..
CHAPTER VIII.
Propaganda.
Propaganda work undertaken .. ..
CHAPTER IX.
Establishment.
Strength of the subordinate establishment .. .. ..
Veterinary scholarships .. .. .. ..
Stipendiary students .. .. ..
CHAPTER X.
Expenditure of the department.
Expenditure of the department .. ..
CHAPTER XI.
General remarks.
Acknowledgment of assistance given by the officers and appreciation
of good work done by the subordinate staff of the department ..
Issue of sanads .. ..
Reasons for restricted expansion of the department and it3 activi-
ties .. .. .. .. .. ..
Purchase of goats on bahalf of Government of Java .. ..
Mobile squad .. .. ..
Lectures by the members of the staff to students of the Adult Night
Schools started by the Co-operative Societies .. ..
Acknowledgment of help from local bodies .. .. ..
LIST OF APPENDICES.
II.—Deaths from contagious diseases amongst animals ..
III.—Results of preventive inoculation .. .. ..
IV.—Number of animals treated and castrated by veterinary
assistant surgeons on tour .. .. ..
V.—Number
of animals treated at hospitals and dispensaries ..
VII.—Total strength of the subordinate establishment ..
X.—Return of horse, pony and donkey stallions .. ..
XI.—Services and produce of each class of horse, pony and donkey
stallions .. .. .. .. ..
XIV.—Abstract of particulars regarding cattle fairs and shows ..
XIV-A.—Cost of Civil Veterinary department in the province ..
Skeleton map of the United Provinces showing distribution
of the operations of the department .. ..
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INTRODUCTION.
IN submitting the report for the year ending March 31, 1929, on the
work done in the United Provinces by the Civil Veterinary department,
atttention is drawn to the amount of work performed by the department
with the small personnel at its disposal, The following report deals with
the work in detail under various heads.
Examination has been made of the recommendations put forward by
the Royal Commission on Agriculture. Most of these are agreed with in
the department and should be brought into effect as soon as financial and
other circumstances permit. It is not expected that they can be carried
out in the very near future, but there is no reason why they should not
be given effect to in the course of time.
There are many difficulties to be overcome in order to bring the
departmental cadre up to anything like the strength recommended. The
main obstacles appear to be—(a) the difficulty of obtaining recruits of the
night type in sufficient numbers and (b) financial stringency. The wide
margin between the cadre recommended by the Royal Commission and
that of the department at present is worthy of notice.
The question of legislation in connexion with the control of contagious
diseases is a matter requiring careful attention and consideration, bearing
in mind the necessity of co-operation of all provinces throughout India.
With regard to the method of inoculation recommended by the Royal
Commission, it will take time before this method can be carried out to
any great extent in these provinces. Another important question that
should be taken up in earnest concerns diseases communicable from animals
to human beings, with special reference to rabies. Some form of legisla-
tion to deal with stray and ownerless dogs could be brought into effect with
much advantage.
Report on the Civil Veterinary department, United Provinces,
for the year 1928-29, by Captain W. H. Priston, F. R. C.
V. S., I. V. S., Officiating Director.
CHAPTER
I.
Administration.
1. The Veterinary Adviser to Government, United Provinces, and
the Superintendents and Deputy Superintendents toured in their respec-
tive circles, inspecting veterinary institutions and stallion stands. They
also carried out investigations of contagious diseases where necessary.
A table of officers holding appointments in the department and the
work done by them during the year under report is given in tabular
form overleaf.
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Appointment.
Veterinary Adviser
to Government.
(Officiating) Veteri-
nary Adviser to
Government.
Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary depart-
ment.
(Officiating) Superin-
tendent,
Civil
Veterinary depart-
ment.
Ditto ..
Circle or sub-
division.
United Provin-
ces, and Luck-
now circle.
Ditto ..
Agra circle ..
Ditto ..
Allahabad circle
Name of officer.
Captain S. G. M.
Hickey, I.V.S.
Captain W. H.
Priston, I.V.S.
Ditto
Mr. T. S. Davies
Khan
Bahadur
Sh. Niaz Mu-
hammad.
Period of holding charge.
From—
April
1,
1928
March 10,
1929.
February
9, 1929.
April
1,
1928.
and again
March 10,
1929.
April
1,
1928.
To—
March 9,
1929.
March 81,
1929.
March 9,
1929.
February
8, 1929,
and again
March 31,
1929.
March 31,
1929.
Number of days on
tour.
145
3
7
110
134
Miles
travelled.
Road.
3,213
106
195
2,359
2,655
Rail.
4,208
..
414
2,600
5,449
Inspections
made.
Hospitals or
dispensaries.
66
2
35
42
Stallion stands.
8
..
14
6
Any special work done.
Attended a conference at
Simla along with other heads
of departments
in con-
nexion with the recommend-
ations of the Royal Commis-
sion on Agriculture in India.
Attended four horse shows and
cattle fairs and took an
active part in judging. Ins-
pected pack mules and riding
ponies on the Rajpur-Mus-
soorie and Dehra Dun-
Chakrata roads.
Visited Adult Co-operative
Society School at Bishwa-
nathganj in Partabgarh dis-
trict and a Patwari school
in Fyzabad district. At-
tended three fairs and shows
and delivered speeches at
the Agricultural Conference
at the Dadri Fair in Ballia
district.
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Deputy Superinten-
dent, Civil Veteri-
nary department.
(Officiating) Deputy
Superintendent,
Civil
Veterinary
department.
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Muradabad sub
division.
Ditto ..
Jhansi sub-divi-
sion.
Basti sub-division
Mr. T. S. Davian
M. Ghulam Qadir
M. Moin Khan ..
M. Nazir Hussain
February
9, 1929.
April
1,
1928,
and again
March 11,
1929
April
1,
1928.
Ditto ..
March 9,
1929
February
14, 1929,
and again
March 31,
1929.
March 31,
1929.
Ditto ..
25
143
165
181
130
869
887
1,087
452
4,268
6,121
4,089
..
23
22
23
..
6
6
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serum simultaneous
work at the Madhurikund
Cattle Farm, Muttra.
Attended a horse and cattle
fair at Kakora, district
Budaun and the Agricultural
and Industrial exhibition at
Moradabad at which he was
elected President of the
Agricultural Conference and
delivered the presidential
address.
Attended Makanpur Fair, in
district Cawnpore, where he
took part in judging and
delivered lectures on the
benefits
of
veterinary
science.
Attended Cattle Exhibition at
Gorakhpur and worked as a
member of the judging com-
mittee.
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CHAPTER II.
TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
Contagious diseases.
Mortality.—Table II.
2. During the year under report the reported mortality resulting
from diseases under this heading has been com-
paratively small, the total mortality being 26,093
as compared with 41,192 in the previous year. This low death rate
goes to show that cattle owners are beginning to realize the advantages
of inoculation in cases of epidemics.
(a) Equine.
3, Under this head the reported mortality amongst camels is includ-
ed, This is a new addition to the schedule this year.
Glanders and farcy.—
Table II.
4. Three cases of glanders were confirmed in the district of Allaha-
bad. The animals were destroyed and the owners
compensated under the Glanders and Farcy Act.
Anthrax.
5. No case of this disease was reported during
the year.
Surra.—Table II.
6. Cases appeared in only five districts as against twelve last year, nine-
teen cases were microscopically confirmed, nine of
which were camels. The owners of the animals re-
ceived compensation in accordance with the rules under the Glanders and
Farcy Act as applied to Surra. A treatment for this disease, which promises
success, has been discovered at Muktesar and it is hoped that this treat-
ment will in future be carried out with good results in this province.
Dourine.
7. No case of this disease has been discovered
during the year.
Other contagious
diseases.—Table II.
8. There were only 68 cases diagnosed under this head, as compared
with 122 in the previous year. Such diseases as
strangles, tetanus, influenza, piroplasmosis etc., are
included under this head.
(6) Bovine.
Rinderpest.—Table II.
9. This disease was much less virulent than in the previous year and
was therefore not responsible for as great mor-
tality. It appeared in all districts of the province,
but only in the districts of Kheri, Bahraich, and Partabgarh did the
number of cases rise to over a thousand and in thirteen districts it was less
than a hundred. In the Garhwal district the number was only 81, a
negligible total when compared with 3,408 and 8,365 in the two
previous years. The smallest number of deaths caused by rinderpest in
any district during the year was twelve in Naini Tal. In the year before
it was 144, Propaganda work is being carried out as much as possible in
all districts to teach the cultivating classes the importance of averting the
spread of contagious diseases by adopting simple measures such as the
segregation of newly imported animals and the prompt reporting of
outbreaks.
Anti-rinderpest inocu-
lations.—Table III.
10, The number of inoculations carried out was 88,166 as compared
with 1,83,995 in the preceding year. Two hundred
and eighty-one inoculations by the serum simulta-
neous method were carried out at the Madhurikund
Inoculation operations in the field.
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Cattle Farm in the Muttra district with good results, as far as can
be seen at present. The villagers seem to favour inoculation much more
than they did in previous years. The decrease in the number is no
doubt due do the year under report being an exceptionally healthy one as
far as cattle epidemics were concerned.
Foot and Mouth
disease.—Table II.
11. The number of cases reported to have succumbed to this disease
was 2,064 compared with 3,453 last year. The
disease was reported all over the province except
in the districts of Bijnor, Banda, Lucknow and Rai
Bareli. Hygienic measures and curative treatment, where possible, were
adopted.
Hæmorrhagic septicæ-
mia.—Table II.
12. This disease was responsible for 7,280 deaths during the year.
It appeared throughout the province except in the
districts of Dehra Dun, Almora and Lucknow. It
took a very severe form in the districts of Azam-
garh, Cawnpore, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Sitapur, Mainpuri, Basti, Ballia
and Gorakhpur.
Fifty-one thousand seven hundred and fifty-six inoculations were carried
out compared with 35,630 last year.
Black quarter.—Tables
II and III.
13. This disease was reported from all but seventeen districts. The
deaths reported were 1,304 compared with 219 last
year. Ten thousand three hundred and sixty-six ino-
culations were carried out both by the serum alone
and the serum aggressin simultaneous methods with satisfactory results.
Anthrax.—Table II.
14. This disease was reported in 30 districts. There were 924
deaths reported as against 919 last year.
Other
contagious
diseases.—Table II.
15. Three hundred and sixty-two deaths were reported as against
828 in the previous year. Under this head such
diseases as pleuro-pneumonia, liver-fluke, tubercu-
losis, contagious abortion, etc., are included.
(c) Other animals.
16. Five hundred and ninety fatal cases were reported under this
head. This includes cases of rabies, distemper, piroplasmosis and various
other parasitic diseases other than those of the equine and bovine
classes,
CHAPTER III,
NON-CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Non-contagious disea-
ses.—Table V.
17. Under this heading 1.39,515 cases were treated in veterinary
hospitals against 2,52,609 during the previous year.
The decrease may be accounted for by the season
being more favourable from the point of view of
animal health than that of the previous year.
Tables IV and V.
Sixty thousand nine hundred and seventy-one eases were treated by
veterinary assistant surgeons while on tour in
the villages. Three thousand three hundred and
ninety castrations were carried out during the year as against 3,180 in the
preceding year. These figures may be considered satisfactory taking into
account the small staff which the department has at its disposal.
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18. There were 21 cases of cattle poisoning reported during the
year.
Cattle poisoning.
CHAPTER IV.
VETERINARY HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES.
Veterinary hospitals
and
dispensaries.—
Table V.
19. During the year the total number of veterinary hospitals has
increased from 155 to 160, New hospitals have
been opened in the districts of Banares, Gorakhpur
Azamgarh and Bahraich. The opening of the new
dispensary at Thakurdwara in the Moradabad dig
trict which was decided on last year has since been dropped by the district
board for want of funds. It is hoped that the increase will continue year
by year as such institutions are extremely beneficial to the cultivating
classes. One achievement in this direction during the past year, after
continued efforts, has been the provision by Government of a veterinary
institution for Garhwal to be erected at Pauri. Until now there has been
no hospital in the whole of that wide area in which animals are practieally
the only means of transport. More veterinary hospitals are badly needed
in the district and the next step should be to provide one at Kotdwara.
20. The location of the veterinary institutions in the province may
be seen in the map at the end of this report.
Grants-in-aid
for
construction of veteri-
nary hospitals.
21. The tendency of district boards to allow grants for this purpose
to lapse by not provining the necessary amount
from their own resources is one of the great difficul-
ties with which the department has to contend,
The existing number of veterinary hospitals in the
province is quite inadequate to deal with the work to be done. Many of
them are located in unsuitable hired buildings. It is hoped that the
district boards with the help they may receive from Government will take
steps to provide an adequate number of veterinary hospitals of standard
type in their districts.
CHAPTER V.
LABORATORIES.
Laboratories.
22. There are three laboratories in the province. The principal one
is situated in the premises adjoining the Director's
office at Lucknow. In conjunction with this there
are two isolation wards, one for horses and the other for canine patinats,
Clinical investigations and research work were carried out here during the
year. There are also small laboratories attached to the circle superinten-
dents' offices where research, investigations and microscopical diagnosis
were performed. A veterinary assistant surgeon with special technical
abilities in laboratory work is posted for duty at each laboratory and good
work was done at these laboratories. Three hundred and fifteen case-
were investigated at these laboratories during the year. Experiments
were carried out in the treatment of "Barsati" a disease which is no:
amenable to ordinary treatment by Chemo-therapeutic methods so far
known. It was discovered that intravenous injections of Bayer 205
(Naganol) and tartar emetic were successful. Investigations of piroplas-
rnosis were also done in the Agra laboratory.
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23. It has been decibed to take up anti-rabic treatment of animals in
cases where the owners are prepared to meet the necessary charges. Tin
laboratory at Lucknow has been equipped with a Violet Ray apparatus
with which experiments in the treatment of special cases were carried out
with favourable results.
Treatment at head-
quarters.
24. Two hundred and fifty cases were treated at headquarters with
satisfactory results and a sum of Rs. 541-12-0 was
realized as fees,
CHAPTER VI,
BREEDING.
Breeding.—Table X.
25. Horse and mule breeding throughout the province in "non-
selected" areas is administered by this department.
At the commencement, of the year under report
there were 64 stallions and 16 jack donkeys. Four stallions were purchased
during the year and one was sold; and two donkeys were destroyed as
being unfit for stud purposes leaving a balance at the close of the year of
67 stallions and fourteen jack donkeys.
Table XI.
Fifty-five stallions were standing at stud and the number of coverings
amounted to 2,342 as against 2,413 during the
previous year but the average came to 42.6 per
animal as against 40 8 in the previous year. Nine donkeys were standing
at stud and the number of coverings was 830 compared with 358 in the
previous year, the average being 36.6 as against 35.8 the year before. ft
was decided to open a new stallion stand at Majhauli in the Gorakhpur
district. The question of re-opening a stallion stand at Sitapur is under
consideration. It is satisfactory to note that a general improvement is
visible in the progeny of Government stallions, The location of stud
animals is shown on the map at the end of the report.
Stallion dépôt.
26. There is a dépôt at Moradabad where eighteen animals can be
accommodated. Newly purchased animals are kept
segregated until they can be certified as free from
contagious disease and are required for issue to district boards. Animals
in poor condition or suffering from disease are admitted to the dépôt to be
treated until passed as fit for re-issue. It is hoped that the premises may
be extended as the accommodation at present is very limited.
CHAPTER VII.
FAIRS AND SHOWS.
Fairs and shows.—
Table XIV.
27. The officers and subordinate staff of the department attended the
various horse shows and cattle fairs within their
respective areas during the year. Owing to shortage
of fodder the big fair at Batesar in the Agra district
was not held, In the Gorakhpur district a new exhibition was organized.
The amount distributed in prizes at the various shows and fairs is shown
in table XIV of this report.
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CHAPTER VIII.
PROPAGANDA.
Propaganda.
28. Satisfactory progress was made. During the year under report
lectures were delivered by the subordinate staff at
all the important fairs and shows in the province.
At the same time hand-bills and pamphlets dealing with contagious
diseases of animals were distributed. Lectures were also given in schools
and in villages by members of the department during their tours, The
Directors of Public Instruction and Land Records asked for lectures to be
given to the students of their Vernacular Middle and Patwari schools.
This request was acceded to as far as possible. In some cases arrange-
ments were made for lectures to patwaris when they visited headquarters
to receive their pay. By this means the patwaris are being educated to
report cattle diseases when they occur immediately and correctly. There
is room for much improvement throughout the province in reporting cattle
epidemics and if patwaris would only take the trouble to report outbreaks
immediately a large number of cattle could be saved, thereby reducing
the loss to the cultivators which otherwise might be severe.
29. Exhibits are sent to all the important fairs and shows throughout
the province showing the veterinary instruments most commonly used, and
also diagrams, charts and interesting zoological specimens. Arrangements
are made for these to be displayed at a stall in the charge of a member of
the department who lectures at frequent intervals and answers any ques-
tions asked. This form of propaganda appears to be doing much to
educate the poorer classes in the importance of veterinary aid. It is
satisfactory to note the interest taken by the villagers. Although progress
has been made in this way during the year there is very great scope for
further advance on the lines of practical addresses and demonstrations.
These could be carried out with advantage by the aid of magic lantern
slides or cinematograph films.
CHAPTER IX.
ESTABLISHMENT.
Establishment.
SO. The strength of the subordinate establishment as it stood at the
end of the year under report was as follows:—
Veterinary Inspectors .. .. .. ..
Veterinary Overseers
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons attached to headquarters or
on foreign service
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons employed in districts
Total
16
2
17
174
209
Details regarding the posting of veterinary assistant surgeons in dis-
tricts may be found in table VII of the report.
Veterinary Scholarships.
31. State scholarships tenable for four years valued at £290 a year
each were again awarded to two Indian graduates
for the study of veterinary science in the United
Kingdom, The two scholars sent to England the previous year appear to
be doing well. One has been awarded two silver medals for anatomy and
physiology.
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Stipendiary students.
32. Three stipendiary students were again sent to the Bengal Veter-
inary College, Calcutta. Out of the three sent in
the previous year only two have been successful in
passing the first annual examination.
It is considered necessary that the number of students sent for training
should be increased with as much rapidity as possible year by year, in
order to bring the cadre up bo strength. According bo the recommenda-
tions on this subject put forward by the Royal Commission on Agriculture
in India the cadre of veterinary assistant surgeons in these provinces
should be 1,242. This would mean a very large increase in the present
cadre of 209.
CHAPTER X,
EXPENDITURE.
Expenditure.—Table
XIV-A.
33, The total cost of the department during the year under report
was Rs. 4,55,282 as against lis. 5,57,221 for the
preceding year. Receipts were Rs. 98,572, there-
fore the net cost was Rs. 3,56,710. Details of
expenditure under different heads are shown in the table on the margin.
CHAPTER XI.
GENERAL REMARKS.
34. Khan Bahadur Shaikh Niaz Muhammad of the Allahabad circle
has worked with zeal and interest. Thanks are due to him for the good
work he has done during the year.
35. Mr. T. S. Davies, the Officiating Superintendent of the Agra
circle, has carried out his work with enthusiasm and interest. During the
latter part of the year he was deputed on special duty to carry out inocula-
tions by the serum simultaneous method on cattle at the Government
Cattle Farm at Muttra. This was the first occasion that this method of
inoculation had been carried out bo any extent in these provinces. It
has proved successful so far and the results reflect credit on this officer,
36. Appreciation is recorded of the good work performed during the
year by Deputy Superintendents M. Ghulam Qadir and M. Moin Khan.
37. There was a general improvement in the work of the subordinate
staff. The Director wishes to emphasize the case of a junior veterinary
assistant surgeon, Mr. S. K. Acharya, attached bo the laboratory of the
Superintendent, Agra circle, who has displayed zeal and keenness in
preparing at his own initiative a set of bacteriological charts of organisms
responsible for certain diseases. The name of veterinary assistant sur-
geon S. Udam Singh should also be noted for the enthusiasm which he
has shown when carrying out tuberculin tests on animals on. a privately
owned dairy farm at Agra. He is also well acquainted with the serum
simultaneous method of inoculation. It is hoped that these good examples
may be followed by others.
38. The clerical staff has worked satisfactorily especially that of the
headquarter office under the head assistant Mr. Satya Kumar Mukerjee.
This office is understaffed but has endeavoured to keep up with its work
under difficulties. The work carried out by the staff of the circle offices
was also good, particularly that of the Agra circle under Babu Kanhiya
Lal, head clerk.
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