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BENGAL VETAEINAEY COLLEGE.
Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Extension of the course of study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stipends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distribution of prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Infirmary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ambulances
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Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial
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Hostel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CIVIL VETAEINAEY DEPAETMENT.
Veterinary Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appointment of Veterinary Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Veterinary Dispensaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Glanders and Farcy operations in North Bihar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contagious diseases—
In Calcutta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In the mufassal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Experiments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cattle fairs, shows, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horse and pony-breeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mule-breeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Donkey stallion at Guntak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arab pony stallion at Buxar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cattle-breeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tick plague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2
2
2
2
2—3
3
3
3
4
4
4—7
7—10
10
10
10
10-11
11
11
11
12
12
12—13
13
13
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APPENDICES.
Results of the Annual Examination of class " A" (Appendix I) ..
(Appendix II) ..
Ditto
ditto
"B"
(Appendix IIA) .
Results of the Stipendiary Examination of class A (Appendix III) ..
List of prizes awarded to the students (Appendix IV)
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Speech of His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor at the distribution of prizes
(Appendix V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement showing the number of cases treated in the Bengal Veterinary
College (Appendix VI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement showing the number of horse cases treated in the Bengal Veteri-
mary College (Appendix VII) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement showing the number of cattle cases treated in the Bengal Vcteri-
nary College (Appendix VIII) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement showing the number of sheep and goats treated in the Bengal
Veterinary College (Appendix IX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement showing the number of dogs treated in the Bengal Veterinary
College (Appendix X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement showing the operations performed in the Bengal Veterinary College
(Appendix XII) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement showing the Provincial cost of the Civil Veterinary Department
(Appendix XII) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
List of the passed men of the Bengal Veterinary College (Appendix XIII) .
Statement showing the number of animals treated by the Veterinary Assistants
(Appendix XIV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement showing receipts and expenditure of Veterinary Dispensaries
(Appendix XV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2
3
3
4
4—5
6
6
7
8
8
9
10
11—12
12
13
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Statement showing the number and class of patients sent to the Sitamarhi
Veterinary Hospital by raiyats, well-to-do educated natives, &c. (Appen-
dix XVI) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Synopsis of cattle disease reports (Appendix XVII) . . . . . .
Statement showing districts where outbreaks of cattle disease occurred
(Appendix XVIII) . . . . . . . . . .
Services and produce of each class of donkey stallions, the property of Gov-
ernment (Appendix XIX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of feed, keep, attendants, &c., of donkey stallions, the property of Govern-
ment (Appendix XX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services and produce of each class of horse and pony stallions, the property of
District Boards (Appendix XXI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of feed, keep, attendants, &c., of horse and pony stallions, the property of
District Boards (Appendix XXII) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cattle-breeding (Appendix XXIII) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement showing the tours of the Superintendent (Appendix XXIV) . .
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18
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19
19
20—22
23
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT
UNITED PROVINCES
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1923.
ALLAHABAD:
PRINTED THE SUPDT., GOVERNMENT PRESS UNITED PROVINCES
1923
Price, Re 1-2-0.
Agents for the sals of United Provinces Government
publications.
IN ENGLAND.
Henry S. King & Co. 65, Cornhill, and 9
Pall, Mall, London.
Constable & Co 10 Orange Street, Leicester
Square, London. W. C.
P. S. King & Son, 2 and 4, Groat Smith
Street, Westminister, London, S. W.
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 68—74
Carter Lane, E. C., and 25, Museum
Street London, W. C.
Grindlay & Co., 5.4, Parliament Street,
London S. W.
Bernard Quaritch, 11, Graftoa Street, New
Bond Street, London, W.
B. H. Blackwell, 50 and 51, Broad Street,
Oxford.
Deighton, Bell & Co., Limited, Cambridge.
T. Fisher Unwin, 1, Adelphi Terrace, London,
W. C.
W. Thacker & Co., 2, Creed Lane, London,
E. C.
Luzac & Co , 46, Great Russell Street,
London, W. C.
Wheldon & Wesley Limited, 2, 3 and 4
Arthur St., New Oxford Street, Lon-
don, W. C. 2.
Messrs. East and West, Ltd., 3, Victoria
Street, London, S. W. 1.
ON THE CONTINENT.
Ernest Leroux, 28, Rue Bonaparte, Paris.
Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Holland.
IN INDIA
Thacker Spink & Co., Calcutta.
Nowman & Co., Calcutta.
S. K. Lahiri & Co., Calcutta.
B. Cambray & Co., Calcutta.
Higginbotham & Co., Madras.
V. Kalyanarama Aiyar & Co., Madras.
G. A. Natesan & Co , Madras.
Thompson & Co., Madras.
S. Murthy & Co., Madras.
Temple and & Co., Madras.
Cambridge & Co., Madras.
Thacker & Co., Limited, Bombay.
Messrs. Butterworh & Co., Ld., Booksellers,
6, Hastings Street, Calcutta.
Messrs. Wheeler & Co., 15, Elgin Road,
Allahabad.
A. J. Cambridge, & Co., Bombay.
D. B. Taraporewalla, Sons & Co., Bombay.
Radhabai Atmaram Sagoon, Bombay.
Sunder Pandurang, Bombay.
Rai Sahib M Gulab Singh & Sons, Mufid-
i-am Press, Lahore
Superintendent, American Baptist Mission
Press, Rangoon.
A. M. and J. Ferguson, Ceylon.
N. B. Mathur, Superintendent, Nazair
Kanun Hind Press, Allahabad.
Proprietor, Newal Kishore Press, Lucknow.
Messrs. Students & Co., Cooch Bihar.
Ram Dayal Agarwala, Bookseller, 181, Katra
Road, Allahabad.
Messrs. Ram Krishna and Sons, Booksellers,
Anarkali Street, Lahore
The Secretary, North India Christan Tract
and Book Society, 18, Clive Road, Allah-
abad.
V. H. Damle, Esqr.,
Proprietor,
New
Kitab
Khana,
Badhawar
Chauka,
Poona (city).
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT
UNITED PROVINCES
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH
1923.
ALLAHABAD
PRINTED
BY
THE
SUPDT
GOVERNMENT
PRESS.
United
Provinces
1923
No 2607/XIX-11-351 1923
FROM
CAPTION S. G. M. HICKEY, M.R.C.V.S.,
OFFG. VETERINARY ADVISER TO GOVERNMENT,
UNITED PROVINCES, LUCKNOW,
To
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
TO GOVERNMENT,
UNITED PROVINCES, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, ALLAHABAD.
Dated the 28th June, 1923.
SIR
I HAVE the honour to submit herewith the annual administration
report on the Civil Veterinary department for the year ending 31st March,
1923.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
S. G. M. HICKEY, CAPTAIN
Offg. Veterinary Adviser to Government,
United Provinces.
(Maximum limit of report nine pages.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PARAS.
1.
2—6.
7-14.
15-17.
18—32.
33.
34.
35.
36—33.
39.
40—43.
44.
45—46.
47.
48.
49—50.
51—52.
53—54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62,
Preface ... ... ... ... ... ...
Officers in charge ... ... ... ... ...
Extent and duration of tour ... ... ... ...
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION.
Veterinary colleges and schools ... ... ... ...
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
Contagious disease, outbreaks, mortality, preventive inoculation ...
Other diseases ... ... ... ... ... ...
Investigation of disease ... ... ... ... ...
Cattle-poisoning ... ... ... ... ...
Veterinary hospitals and dispensaries ... ... ...
III.—BREEDING OPERATIONS.
(1) BOVINE.
Stud bulla ... ... ... ... ... ...
(2) SHEEP-BREEDING.
Sheep-breeding ... ... ... ... ...
(3) POULTRY-BREEDING.
Poultry-breeding ... ... ... ... ...
(4) EQUINE (UNDER LOCAL BODIES).
(i) Horse and pony stallions.
Number of stallions ... ... ... ... ...
Number at stud work and details of coverings ... ... ...
Improvement of horse-breeding in non-selected districts ... ...
(ii) Donkey stallions.
Number of stallions, number at stud work and details of coverings ...
Fairs and shows ... ... ... ... ... ...
IV.—SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT.
Numbers, supervision, work performed and improvement of the control
and organization of district veterinary work.
V.—EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Expenditure of the department ... ... ... ...
VI.-GENERAL REMARKS.
Special features of the year's work ... ... ... ...
Demand for donkey stallions ... ... ... ...
Office and laboratory accommodation for 2nd and 3rd Superintendents
Proposed veterinary college at Lucknow ... ... ...
Issue of sanads to helpers of the department ... ... ...
Inclination on the part of district boards to reduce veterinary charg03
Acknowledgment of assistance given by officers and the subordinate
staff of the department.
Pages.
1
ib.
1—2
2-3
3—4
4
ib.
5
ib.
ib.
ib.
6
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
7
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
7—8
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Table no.
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LIST OF APPENDICES.
II.—Deaths from contagious disease amongst animals ...
III — Result of preventive inoculation ... ... ...
IV.—Number of animals treated and castrated by veterinary
assistants on tour.
V.—Number of animals treated at veterinary hospitals and dispen-
saries.
VII.—Total strength of subordinate veterinary staff ... ...
X.—Return of horse, pony, and donkey stallions under local bodies
XI.—Services and produce of cach class of horse, pony and donkey
stallions under local bodies.
XIV.—Abstract of particulars regarding cattle fairs and shows ...
XIVA. —Cost of Civil Veterinary department in the provinces ...
Skeleton map of the United Provinces showing distribution of the opera-
tions of the department.
PAGES.
9
10—11
12
13—14
15—17
18—19
20
21
ib.
Programme of work of the Civil Veterinary department for 1923-24.
1. More time will be devoted to the suppression and investigation of
cattle diseases, specially anthrax, there being a full complement of Im perial
officers now.
2, Further investigation into the prevalence of Tuberculosis in cattle.
3, General expansion of the department in all its branches.
S. G. M. HICKEY,
CAPTAIN, M.R.C.V.S.,
Offg. Veterinary Adviser to Government,
United
Provinces.
Annual Report on the Civil Veterinary Department,
United Provinces, 1922-23.
1. The administration report on the department for the year ending
e 31st March, 1923, is herewith submitted.
2. Major E. W. Oliver held charge of the department up to the 13th
ptember, 1922, when he proceeded on combined leave.
3. On my return from leave on the 31st July, 1922, I took over
arge of the duties of the 2nd Superintendent at Agra and from the
th September, 1922, I have held charge of the duties of the Superintend-
ent and Veterinary Adviser to Government for the rest of the year.
4. Captain W. H. Priston, 3rd Superintendent, held charge of the
ties of the office of 2nd Superintendent in addition to his own, during
absence on leave and again from the 13th September, 1922, has been
pointed as officiating 2nd Superintendent in the chain of leave arrange-
nts caused by Major Oliver's proceeding on combined leave.
5. Khan Saheb S. Niaz Mohammad, 1st Deputy Superinten-
ment, has been appointed to officiate as the 3rd Superintendent from the
is Major Oliver proceeded on combined leave.
6. Mr. E. D. Evans, Stockman and Sheep manager, was on leave from
5th September, 1922, to the 4th January, 1923, and on its termination
igned his post.
7. Tours of officers—Major Oliver was on tour for 81 days and travelled
miles by road and 4,208 miles by rail. He toured in four districts
pecting veterinary hospitals and dispensaries, and attending seats of out-
aks. He visited Bombay for the purchase of Arab stallions.
8. I was on tour for 41 days during which time I travelled 3,973
es by rail and 226 miles by road. I toured in 12 districts, inspecting
erinary assistants under district boards as well as veterinary hospitals
I dispensaries. I visited the stallion stands located in the districts of
eilly, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur and Hardoi. It was found
ssary on several occasions to visit Moradabad in connection with the
ion dépôt. Wherever possible, the work of the veterinary inspectors
assistants was supervised and checked and district officers and other
ops interested were interviewed, I visited Calcutta to attend the
rinary conference.
9. Captain W. H. Priston was on tour for 117 days and travelled 7,589
s by rail and 809 miles by road. He toured in 27 districts inspecting
work of the subordinate staff, also veterinary hospitals and dispensaries.
inspected the stallion stands of his circle, attended horse and cattle
where he acted as judge at the shows. He attended the veterinary
erence held in Calcutta,
10. Khan Saheb S. Niaz Mohammad was on tour for 157 days
ng which time he travelled 8,840 miles by rail and 1,061 by road. He
ed 32 districts, checked and supervised the work of the subordinate
f and attended glanders and farcy cases. He personally attended the
breaks of cattle disease in the districts of Allahabad and Ballia and
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visited the districts of Gonda and Bahraich in connection with a dourin
outbreak. He selected a site for a veterinary hospital to bo established b
the Nanpara Court of Wards' Estate. He also attended the veterinary
conference at Calcutta.
11. Mr. E. D. Evans toured for 65 days, during which time 1
travelled 354 miles by rail and 408 miles by road. His tour ranged in by
districts, viz., Bijnor and Garhwal where he surveyed the sheep-breeding
industry carried out by the people of these two places.
12. Mr. T. S. Davies, officiating 1st Deputy Superintendent, was
leave twice in the year, from the 2nd May to the 1st September, 1925
and again from the 18th September, 1922 to the 1st February, 1923, c
account of illness. He travelled 300 miles by rail and 12 miles by road
and was on tour for 12 days. He attended the horse and cattle show a
Saharanpur.
13. S. M. Raza Husain, officiating 2nd Deputy Superintendent, w
on tour for 180 days and travelled 1,302 miles by road and 6,451 miles
rail. He inspected all the hospitals and dispensaries and stallion stan
of his sub-division. He visited the seats of virulent outbreaks of cattle
disease and attended the cattle fairs and shows of his sub-division.
14. Pandit Tek Chand, officiating 3rd Deputy Superintendent, wast
tour for 166 days, during which time he travelled 7,349 miles by rail at
1,044 miles by road. He was deputed to the Gorakhpur district
enquire into an outbreak of surra which was badly prevalent in the Chat
paran and Saran districts adjoining Gorakhpur. He attended outbres
of rinderpest and haemorrhagic septicaemia, which appeared in a virul
form in the districts of Ballia and Azamgarh, where he personally conduct
inoculation.
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION.
15. This year only two students were selected and sent for training
the Punjab Veterinary College. None was selected for the Bengal Veterinary
College under the orders of the Government, as the charges deman
by the Bengal Government for the training of the United Provin
students were found heavy in comparison with the charges demanded
the Punjab Government. Of those students, who were already undergo
a course of study at the Bengal Veterinary College, two in the final c
passed and reported to my office for appointment but have not yet be
taken on owing to there being no vacancies in the department. Out
the three in the 2nd year class, all passed and were promoted to the 3rd y
and the one in the 1st year passed and was promoted to the next higl
class. Of the Punjab students, all five in the final year including one w
failed last year, passed and reported their arrival to me but are awaiti
appointments. The two in the 1st year class will be examined in S
tember next as the session of the College has changed from April
October.
16. The United Provinces Veterinary Medical Society, which was star
in 1912 by the members of the Civil Veterinary department, is doing go
work. A well attended and successful meeting was held in April, 1922,
Moradabad. An Urdu veterinary journal is published monthly. Mu
good work has been done by means of magic lantern demonstra tio
dealing with veterinary work and connected with live-stock generally.
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17. Demonstrations and lectures on veterinary subjects were given
members of the staff in some of the important fairs and shows.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
See table II.
18. During the year under report, the reported mortality from various
ntagious diseases has been 14,254 as against 11,029 of the last year. The
use of this increase is chiefly due to severe outbreaks of rinderpest,
hemorrhagic septicaemia, black quarter and anthrax, and to the ex-
Dsion of the prevalence of surra.
19. Equine.—Equine contagious disease occurring in the four selected
rse breeding districts, viz., Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Bulandshahr, and
igarh, are dealt with by the Army Remount department, while the Army
Veterinary Corps deals with the affected animals in the various branches
the Military department. The figures here only refer to cases brought
rectly under the notice of the Civil Veterinary department.
20. Glanders and Farcy.—During the year under report only two
ses of glanders were reported and destroyed.
21. Surra.—In the year under report, surra has been found to be
uch more widely spread than in former years. It, as usual, made its appear-
ce in the pack pony tracts along the foot of the hills, viz., at Kathgodam,
ashipur and Bijnor; but outbreaks have also occurred in the districts
Agra, Moradabad and Gorakhpur. Fifty-four cases are known to have
ther succumbed to the disease or were destroyed on microscopic examina-
tion, but there is every reason to believe that many more cases occurred
outlying localities about which no accurate reports were received. As
e district staff was not sufficient to deal with the outbreaks, the Deputy
Superintendents and circle veterinary inspectors were deputed to attend
them.
22. Anthrax.—No case of anthrax was reported this year,
23. Dourine.—One case of this disease was detected in the Gonda
strict in a Government stallion and two mares were detected suffering
from this disease.
24. Other contagious diseases.—Under this head, cases of horse-pox,
iroplasmosis, influenza, strangles, rabies as well as those diseases caused
f internal and external parasites, have been met with.
BOVINE.
25. Rinderpest.—This province has this year been visited in a more
evere manner by this disease than in the year 1921-22, most districts
laving more or less been affected. The total mortality during the year
pas reported at 7,266 as against 5,976 last year. It assumed a severe form
a the districts of Dehra Dun, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur,
Hamirpur, Banda, Jaunpur, Ballia, Azamgarh, Naini Tal, Kheri, Gonda
and Bara Banki. Whorever possible, the outbreaks were immediately
attended to and where the district veterinary assistants were insufficient
fo deal with the disease, headquarters staff was deputed to render assist-
ance. Inoculations were carried out in 40 districts.
See table III.
26. Haemorrhagic septicaemia.—Three
thousand two hundred and
sixty-six deaths from this disease have been reported as against 1,791 last
ear. Out of the 48 districts only three districts escaped its attack. All the
ubbreaks which could be reached in time were attended and treatment by
noculation or other methods adopted.
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I study of methods of research in obscure cases, which cannot be treated
veniently by the district veterinary staff. Forty cases were received
treated with satisfactory results.
35. Cases of cattle poisoning were reported from four districts where
district authorities have investigated them and dealt with the persons
cerned.
See table V.
36. Veterinary
hospitals and dispensaries.—During
the year
der report there were 121 hospitals and dispensaries in the province
luding one in Jhansi which was abolished in December last. New
erinary hospitals have been opened in the districts of Bands, Mirzapur,
mpur and Sultanpur. The new hospital building at Allahabad is com-
be and the hospital has been removed there.
37. The number of cases treated during the year at hospitals and
pensaries was: in-patients 8,517 and out-patients 150,481 making a
al of 158,998, an increase of 15,025 on last year's figures. Besides this
15 animals were castrated and medicines were supplied for 18,366 cases
ich were not brought to these institutions. Year by year the attendance
these institutions is increasing and from this, I think, no further proof
wanting of their utility. I should be glad to see that district boards
uld recognize this fact and provide funds for the opening of new institu-
- to tahsils whereby affording veterinary help to the stock owning
ulation.
38. I regret to have to report that veterinary dispensaries at Jhansi
Jalalabad (district Shahjahanpur) have been abolished during the year
want of funds on the part of the district boards. These institutions
re becoming popular and were greatly appreciated by the owners of
imals and it is a pity to deprive the public of the benefits of veterinary
atment.
III.—BREEDING OPERATIONS.
(1) BOVINE.
Stud bulla,
39. The district breeding operation has been transferred to the
riculture department from August, 1922.
(2) SHEEP-BREEDING.
40. At the close of the year there were 253 sheep on the register.
41. It was first decided to transfer the sheep-breeding operations to
e Agriculture department but subsequently for want of funds the experi-
nt has been finally closed from 1st April, 1923.
42. Extensive surveys in practically all the districts of these provinces
ve been carried out and now we have detailed records of the native
ep-breeding and the scope it offers for improvement in every tract of
province.
With regard to our own practical farm experiments in crossing
d selection it has been demonstrated that it is possible by a judicious
roduction of good wool-bearing blood crossed with herds of selected
igenous ewes to grow a very improved quality of wool and to increase
isiderably the annual production.
43. During the year under report, 929 lbs. of wool were sold to the
wnpore Woollen Mills Company Limited and a sum of Rs, 566 has
n realized thereof.