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TABLE II
Showing number of deaths from contagious diseases amongst animals
during
the gear 1915-16.
PROVINCE.
1
Burdwan
...
Birbhum
...
Baukura
...
Midnapore
...
Hooghly
...
Howrah
...
Sodepur Pinjrapole
24-Parganas
...
Nadia
...
Murshidabad
...
Jessore
...
Khulm
...
Darjeeling
...
Cooch Behar
...
Dacca
...
Mymensingl.
...
Faridpur
...
Bakarganj
...
Clittagong
...
Tippera
...
Noakhali
...
Chittagong
Hill
Tracts.
Rajshahi
...
Dinajpur
...
Jalpaiguri
...
Rangpur
...
Bogra
...
Pabua
...
Malda
...
Total
...
EQUINES.
Glanders.
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
71
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
......
...
80
Autarax.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
3
Surra.
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
16
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
27
Other contagious
5
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
8
Total.
6
...
...
...
...
4
...
71
...
...
...
...
16
...
1
1
2
...
8
...
11
...
...
1
...
2
...
1
...
...
118
BOVINES.
Rinderpest.
7
430
211
398
1,927
120
12
534
228
113
98
...
354
657
...
906
856
...
...
372
40
52
109
184
229
1,194
217
9
201
402
8,893
Foot-and-mouth
8
3
...
...
...
2
...
159
...
...
8
...
...
...
...
42
28
...
...
...
7
7
...
12
...
95
11
...
147
...
556
Hæmorrhagic
septicæmia.
9
48
...
75
47
1
1 1
4
97
19
86
1 17
...
20
...
6
66
...
22
27
9
95
...
5
...
...
22
...
70
...
880
Blackquarter.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
28
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
28
Anthrax.
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
26
...
32
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
66
Other contagious
12
...
...
15
...
...
...
...
8
...
...
...
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
20
...
...
...
...
...
59
...
...
...
...
117
Total.
13
481
211
398
1,071
126
23
097
333
132
1 92
1 17
101
681
...
951
950
...
48
447
88
154
109
201
229
1,352
250
9
418
402
10,540
OTHERS.
Hæmorrhagic
supticæmia.
14
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Distemper.
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
12
1
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
16
Rabies.
16
...
...
...
...
5
...
...
...
...
3
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
17
Fowl-pox.
17
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
....
...
3
Variola Ovina.
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
26
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
28
Total.
19
...
...
...
...
8
...
...
...
...
3
...
45
1
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
...
...
...
...
67
ii
TABLE III
Statement showing results of preventive inoculation during the year
1915-16.
District.
24-Parganas ...
Murshidabad
...
Nadia ...
Khulna ...
Burdwan ...
Birbhum
...
Bankura ...
Hooghly ...
Midnapore ...
Darjeeling ...
Malda ...
Jalpaiguri ...
Kajshahi ...
Bogra ...
Dinajpur ...
Rangpur ...
Pabna ...
Dacca ...
Faridpur ...
Mymensingh ...
Chittag ong ...
Tippera ...
Noakhali ...
Jessore ...
Howrah ...
Total ...
24-Parganas ...
Murshidabad
...
Jessore ...
Midnapore ...
Nadia ...
Pabna ...
Darjeeling ...
Mymensing ...
Total ...
Mymensing ...
Cooch Behar ...
Tippera ...
Total ...
Grand Total ...
Bengal Veterinary
College.
Name of disease
against which
inoculation
was curried
out.
2
Rinderpest
......
Hæmorrh-
agic
Septica-
mia.
Anthrax
......
......
......
Method of
inoculation
followed.
3
Serum alone
......
Scrum alone
......
Serum alone
......
......
Number of
out breaks
in which
inoculation
was under-
taken.
4
6
5
1
40
12
5
6
10
21
57
9
10
10
...
11
3
14
9
7
20
7
9
1
...
2
284
3
2
1
3
1
1
1
3
15
11
1
3
15
314
28
NUMBER OF ANIMALS
WHICH DIED UXIN-
OCULATED IN COURSE
OF OUTBREAKS.
Equines.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
4
4
...
Bovines.
6
35
41
50
384
185
22
90
56
310
299
147
205
78
...
96
58
189
124
56
305
219
70
12
...
11
3.351
61
21
3
14
5
5
5
17
131
...
...
11
11
3.493
167
Number of
animals inoculated.
Equines.
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
49
24
...
73
73
...
Bovines.
8
990
622
133
4,515
5,030
698
1.820
970
3,538
1,877
2,310
3,134
555
...
2,427
340
1,813
660
541
2,255
3,351
1,206
145
...
20
38,950
467
159
305
502
316
70
16
194
2,029
...
...
32 1
321
41,300
3,181
Number of
inoculated
which died
of the
discase—
Bovines.
9
...
2
...
20
17
1
...
5
22
27
9
1
1
...
37
1
3
10
9
4
190
5
...
...
...
364
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
vi
TABLE VIII.
Return of stud bull's for the year 1915-16.
PROVINCE.
1
BENGAL.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
Bengal Veterinary College
Murshidabad ...
Khulna ... ...
Burdwan ... ...
Birbhum ... ...
Midnapur ... ...
Dacca ... ...
Mymensingh ...
Faridpur ... ...
Bakarganj ... ...
Chittagong ...
Tippera ... ...
Noakhali ... ...
Rajshahi ... ...
Darjeeling ... ...
Dinajpur ... ...
Jalpalguri ... ...
Rangpur ... ...
Bogra ... ...
Pabna ... ...
Malda ... ...
Total ...
PROPERTY OF GOVERNMENT.
Number on
1st April.
2
8
...
2
2
1
...
2
4
3
1
2
...
2
2(e)
4
3(c)
2(c)
...
...
...
...
40
OBTAINED DURING
THE YEAR.
Number.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
2
5
Average
price paid.
4
Rs
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
50
...
...
...
...
...
80
130
Casaalies
during
the
year.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
4
Balance re-
maining on
31st March.
6
8
...
2
2
1
...
2
3
3
1
3(d)
...
2
2
4
3
1
...
2
...
2
41
PROPERTY OF LOCAL BODIES
Number on
1st April.
7
...
1
...
...
2(a)
3
...
14(b)
...
3(c)
...
1
...
...
9
...
...
2
1
2
...
38
OBTAINED
DURING
THE YEAR.
Number.
8
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
8
Average
price paid.
9
Rs.
...
...
30
...
...
...
...
95
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
50
...
...
175
Casualties
during the
year.
10
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
4
Balance re-
maining on
31st March
11
...
1
2
...
2
2
...
14
...
3
...
1
...
...
9
...
...
2
4(f)
2
...
42
(a) Connect figures reported.
(b) Nine bulls kept at Kishergan Subdivision and Jamalpur were not shown last year.
(c) One at Patuakhali, 1 at Bhola and 1 at Pirorpar.
(d) Out of 4 Jali bulls one was sent re Barisal Jail.
(e) Correct figures reported.
(f) Property of Goshala.
TABLE IX
Showing main results of the working of Provincial Cattle Farms during the
year 1915-16.
PROVINCE.
1
Name of farm.
2
Kalinepong
(St.
Andrew's Colonid
Homes.)
Rangpur
Dairy
Farm.
RECEIPTS.
Sale of
amimals.
3
Rs.
...
991
Sale of
prodace.
4
Rs.
...
12,506
beeds.
5
Rs.
...
179
Total.
6
Rs.
...
13,676
EXPENDITURE.
of
estal-
ishment.
7
Rs.
...
27,05(a)
Feed
and
keep of
8
Rs.
...
14,720(b)
Culti-
vation
expens-
9
Rs.
...
7,345
Pur-
chase
of ani-
mals.
10
Rs.
...
713
Other
beads.
11
Rs.
...
22,482(c)
Total.
12
Rs.
...
47,965
VALUATION OF STOCK GRAIN
AND FODDER REMAINING AT
CLOSE OF YEAR, AS DETAILED
ON NEXT PAGE.
Cattle.
13
Rs.
1,670
12,785
Grain.
14
Rs.
504
2,161
Fodder.
15
Rs.
22
100
Total.
16
Rs,
2,196
15,046
(a) This does not include the salary f be Superintendent.
(b) Feed Rs. 11,964; upkeep Rs. 2,756.
(c) Thi includes Rs. 14,453 spent on capital expenditure such as Reciamation, Purchase mplements, machinery, etc., Construction of buildings, etc.
vii
Valuation statement of cattle, grain and fodder in hand at close of the
year 1915-16.
DESCRIPTION
Catlle.
Bulls ...
...
...
...
Bullocks ...
...
...
...
Cows ...
...
...
...
Male stock, 2 years old
...
...
Ditto
1 year old
...
...
Ditto
calves ...
...
...
Female stock. 2 years old
...
...
Ditto
1 year old
...
...
Ditto
calves ...
...
...
Total
...
Grain and fooder.
Grain ...
...
...
...
Hay ...
...
...
...
Karbi, etc.
...
...
...
Total
...
KALIMPONG.
No.
Siri.
2
...
29
...
...
...
8
4
5
48
Mds.
126
30
...
156
Rate.
Rs.
...
...
45
...
...
...
22
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
Value.
Rs.
79
...
1,305
...
...
...
176
60
50
1,670
504
22
...
526
RANGPUR.
No.
3
60
104
2
14
31
7
10
14
248
Mds.
488
...
85
573
Rate.
lis.
...
...
75
20
12
5
25
15
6
...
...
...
...
...
Value.
Rs.
250
3,948
7,800
40
168
170
175
150
84
12,785
1,865
100
296
2,261
Besides there was also Farm produce to, the value of al out Rs. 9,000 in stock and in eatstandings.
TABLES X. XT AND XII BLANK.
TABLE XIII.
Abstract of particulars regarding horse fairs and shows held in non-selected
districts during the year 1914-15.
DISTRICTS.
Jalpaiguri ...
Bogra ...
Dinajpur ...
Number of
horse fairs
and shows
held.
1
1
1
TOTAL NUMBER
OF ANIMALS
PRESENT.
Year under
report.
623
100
6,282
Previous
year.
564
100
3,940
Total
number of
animals.
369
45
2,144
TABLE XIV.
Abstract of particulars regarding cattle fairs and shows held during the year 1915-16.
Province.
1
Suri
...
...
Midnapur
...
...
Jalpaiguri ... ...
Mymensingh ...
Bogra
...
...
Diuajpnr
...
...
Rangpur
...
...
Total ...
Number
of cattle
fairs aad shows held.
2
1
1
1
4
4
23
22
56
NUMBER OF STOCK PRESENT.
Bulls.
3
5
...
... 460
5
2,726
9,937
13.178
Bullocks.
4
186
300
400
1,640
18,000
91,820
52,009
169,355
Cows.
5
12
...
...
1,245
300
2,762
1,006
5,325
Young stock.
6
11
...
... 773
500
6,209
1,680
9,173
Buffaines.
7
18
200
100
10
3,000
41,926
1,331
45,685
Camels.
8
Nil
... 50
...
... 1,087
561
1,698
Other
9
40
... 40
...
...
2,538
1,751
4,369
AVERAGE PRICE OF ANIMALS
SOLD.
Bulls.
10
Rs.
...
...
... 38
50
17
12
147
Bullocks.
11
Rs.
...
30
40
48
55
40
49
262
Cows.
12
Rs.
...
...
... 32
45
24
20
130
Buffaloes.
13
Rs.
...
25
30
30
40
50
40
215
Camels.
14
Rs.
...
...
...
... ...
68
90
158
Amount realised in
fees.
15
Rs.
135
...... 69
5,936
......
63,943
53,932
1,26.015
Total number of ani-
mals that competed
for prizes.
16
59
59
PRIZES
PROVIDED.
From
other
17
229
...
...
...
... ...
...
229
Total.
18
229
229
Amount actually.
19
229
...
...
...
...
...
...
229
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TABLE XIVA.
Statement showing the expenditure of the Civil Veterinary
Department,
Bengal, during the year 1915-16.
Heads of account.
Superintendence
...
Veterinary Instruction ...
Subordinate Establishment ...
Hospitals and Dispensaries ...
Prizes ... ...
Fairs and Shows ...
Breeding Operations ...
Bacteriology ... ...
Total ...
AMOUNT.
Provincial.
Rs.
24,966
1,49,078
27,738
15,276
......
......
......
11,579
2,28,639
A.
7
5
1
10
7
0
P.
1
8
11
7
3
6
AMOUNT.
Local.
Rs.
......
3,108
10,026
71,998
27
3,270
4,702
......
93,134
A.
8
14
14
8
0
3
0
P.
4
6
3
0
0
10
11
TOTAL.
Rs.
24,966
1,52,186
37,765
87,275
27
3,270
4,702
11,579
3,21,773
A.
7
14
0
8
8
0
3
7
1
P.
1
0
5
10
0
0
10
3
5
B. S. Press—7-8-1916—789J—520—B. N K
3
11. The Governor in Council acknowledges his appreciation of the
services of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, Principal of the Bengal Veterinary
College, and of Messrs. P. J. Kerr and A. D. MacGregor who held the post of
the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department. Bengal, during the year.
The reports show a large amount of valuable work done by the Veterinary
Department and bear testimony to the success of its operations.
By order of the Governor in Council,
L. BIRLEY.
Secretary to the Govt. of Bengal.
No. 7106.
COPY forwarded to the Director of Agriculture, Bengal, for information
with reference to his letter No. 4847, dated the 13th July 1916.
By order of the Governor in Council,
CALCUTTA,
The 24th August 1916.
J. N. MITRA.
Under-Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
B. S. Press—1-9-1916-3091C—582—I L. C.
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
SIND, FOR THE YEAR
1940-41
[Price: As. 4]
KARACHI:
PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT PRESS
1942
Copies obtainable from the Manager, Government Book Dep6t
and Record Office, Karachi (Saddar).
Below Annual Administration Report of the Civil Veterinary
Department, Sind, for the year 1940-41.
No. 5665/G.IV-3 of 1941-42.
Office of the Director of
Veterinary Services, Sind.
Karachi, dated 19th September 1941.
Forwarded, with compliments, to the Secretary to Government
of Sind, Revenue Department.
2. There was a sharp decline in mortality of all the important
contagious and parasitic diseases, 6,637 animals dying as com-
pared to 18,551 in 1939-40.
3. Two Itinerating Veterinary Dispensaries were opened
by Government, one at Nasirabad and the other at Mirpur Sakro.
A permanent dispensary was opened by the Thar Parkar District
Local Board at Digri in charge of their own Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon. The number of cases treated at the dispensaries during
the year decreased from 46,768 in 1939-40 to 41,645. This is
accounted for by the reduction in the number of cases of Liver
Fluke owing to a shortage of Carbon Tetrachloride used in the
treatment of this disease. This also accounts primarily for the
big decrease in the number of animals treated on tour, which
declined from 2,05,255 to 69,145. Another factor was the severe
tamine conditions in Thar Parkar resulting to the death and mig-
ration of many thousands of animals. The number of castrations
was 4,631 as compared with 3,870 last year.
4. The District Local Board, Upper Sind Frontier, held
their Horse Show at Jacobabad and Government as usual con-
tributed Rs. 500 and a sliver medal and a cash contribution of
Rs. 500 was also made by the Karachi Race and Riding Club,
Limited.
5. Horse Breeding.—The position as regards Stallions was
most unsatisfactory during the year under report. One of the
Stallions in the Upper Sind Frontier district died and there are
L (iv) 1984-1
2
now only two Stallions, one at Jacobabad and the other at Dadu.
The District Local Board, Jacobabad, have intimated that they
are unable to provide funds for the purchase of additional Stallions.
6. The expenditure of the department in 1940-41 was
Rs. 1,53,041 as against Rs. 1,69,168 in the previous year.
7. General.—The work of the Department was well main-
tained in spite of the shortage of staff.
J. H. G. JERROM,
Director of Veterinary Services, Sind.
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Annual Administration Report of the Civil Veterinary
Department, Sind, for the year 1940-41.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
Mr. J. H. G. Jerrom, M.R.C.V.S., I.V.S., held the post of
Director of Veterinary Services, Sind, throughout the year. He
toured in each district and inspected most of the Veterinary
dispensaries. He also inspected the Stallions maintained by the
District Local Boards and Stud Bulls belonging to Government
and Local Bodies wherever opportunities occurred. He acted
as Judge at the Jacobabad Horse and Cattle Shows. He also
supervised the work of the Civil Veterinary Department, in Ajmer-
Merwara in addition to his own duties. He attended the meeting
of the Animal Husbandry Wing of the Board of Agriculture,
Imperial Council of Agricultural Research at Izatnagar in Novem-
ber 1940.
Mr. Jerrom toured in Sind for 92 days and travelled 1,446
miles by rail and 143 by road, in addition to journeys to Ajmer-
Merwara and Izatnagar which covered 13 days, 3,126 miles by
rail and 128 miles by road.
2. The post of Officer in-charge, Goat Virus Producing
Station, Karachi, was held by Mr. C. S. G. Haji upto 6th March
1941 and on his superannuation, by Mr. Abdul Majid from 7th
March to 31st March 1941. The Goat Virus Producing Station
continued to work efficiently and provided vaccine whenever
required.
3. Mr. H. S. Bawa, M.R.C.V.S., continued to hold the post
of Veterinary Investigation Officer, Sind and Ajmer-Merwara.
He was on tour in Sind for 110 days, travelling 6,102 miles by rail
and 721 miles by road as compared with 108 days, 5,139 miles
by rail and 1,189 miles by road travelled in 1939-40. His work
is shown below in para. 42.
I.—Veterinary Instruction.
4. There were 12 Sindhi Scholars studying at the Bombay
Veterinary College at the beginning of the year. Of these, 2
passed the final year examination, 1 left the college and 9 were
studying at the end of the year. No new scholars were sent during
the year under report,
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II.—Treatment of diseases.
5. Table I.—Oat-breaks of contagious, infectious and para-
sitic diseases were reported from all districts, the total reported
mortality being 6,637 as against 18,551 in the preceding year.
(i) Equine contagious disease.
6. Surra.—Eight outbreaks, 294 attacks and 217 deaths
were reported from Karachi, Hyderabad, Thar Parkar, Dadu,
Sukkur and Upper Sind Frontier districts as against 9 deaths in
1939-40, most of the deaths occurred in Karachi district where
an outbreak was reported amongst donkeys of nomadic tribes.
7. Other contagious diseases.—Twelve attacks and 6 deaths
from Piroplasmosis, Strangles and Rabies were reported as against
2 deaths in 1939-40.
(ii) Bovine contagious disease.
(a) Cattle.
8. Rinderpest.—In 26 outbreaks, 282 animals were attacked
and 105 deaths occurred, all districts, except Nawabshah, being
affected, as against 16 outbreaks, 1.3 4 attacks and 471 deaths
in the preceding year.
9. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.—There were 23 outbreaks,
80 attacks and 80 deaths in all districts except Upper Sind Frontier
as compared with 70 outbreaks, 367 attacks and 348 deaths in
1939-40.
10. Foot-and-Mouth Disease.—Appeared in all districts,
25 cattle died out of 4,073 affected in 107 outbreaks.
11. Other contagious, infectious and parasitic diseases.—Two
deaths from Rabies, 11 attacks and 6 deaths from Encephalomyelitis
and 1,145 attacks and 750 deaths from Liver-Fluke Disease were
reported during the year from all districts except Sukkur and
Upper Sind Frontier, as compared with 3,773 deaths in 1939-40.
The number of attacks and deaths from Liver-Fluke Disease
alone in 1939-40 were 46,532 and 3,771, respectively.
(b) Buffaloes.
12. Rinderpest.—In 29 outbreaks, 330 buffaloes were affected
and 169 died as against 32 outbreaks, 869 attacks and 559 deaths
in 1939-40. Karachi, Sukkur and Hyderabad districts were
chiefly affected.
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13. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.—This disease occurred in
all districts except Upper Sind Frontier and caused 247 deaths
out of 272 attacks in 51 outbreaks as against 666 attacks and
632 deaths in 114 outbreaks in the previous year.
14. Foot-and-Mouth Diseases.—There were 52 outbreaks
1,097 attacks and 11 deaths in all districts except Dadu and Upper'
Sind Frontier as against 117 outbreaks, 1,779 attacks and 21
deaths in 1939-40.
15. Anthrax.—Five deaths occurred in Sukkur district as
against none in the previous year.
16. Other contagious, infectious and parasitic diseases.—Two
attacks and 1 death from Parasitic Gastritis and 11,605 attacks
and 697 deaths from Liver Fluke Disease were reported from all
districts except Upper Sind Frontier.
(iii) Contagious diseases among other animals.
(a) Sheep.
17. Sheep-pox.—In Nawabshah district 308 sheep suffered
and 91 died, as against 363 attacks and 35 deaths in 1939-40.
18. Pleuro Pneumonia.—Sixty sheep died out of 150 affected
in Karachi and Nawabshah districts as against no deaths in 1939-40.
19. Foot-and-Mouth Disease.—There was one outbreak in
Karachi district affecting 75 animals of which none died.
20. Other contagious infectious and parasitic diseases.—
Liver-Fluke Disease and Parasitic Gastritis prevailed in all districts,
there being 20,934 attacks and 1,578 deaths from the former and
242 attacks and 76 deaths from the latter disease. In 1939-40,
there were 75,083 attacks and 3,927 deaths from Liver-Fluke,
2,719 attacks and 963 deaths from Parasitic Gastritis and 2,571
attacks and 253 deaths from Verminous Bronchitis.
(b) Goats.
21. Anthrax.—Six deaths took place in one outbreak in Thar
Parkar district as against 20 in 1939-40.
22. Goat-pox.—In one outbreak 24 goats were attacked of
which 15 died in Nawabshah district.
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23. Pleuro Pneumonia.—Twenty-five outbreaks were reported
from Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Thar Parkar and Dadu districts
affecting 602 goats of which 471 died as against 36 deaths in 1939-40.
24. Foot and Mouth Disease.—In 3 outbreaks in Thar Parkar
227 animals were attacked and 2 die
25. Scab.—30 cases and no deaths were reported in Thar
Parkar district as compared with 3,797 attacks and 877 deaths
in the previous year.
26. Other contagious, infectious and parasitic diseases.—The
following diseases were reported from all districts except Sukkur :—
Liver-Fluke Disease ..
Wah .. ..
Parasitic Gastritis ..
Attacks.
25,786
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Deaths.
1,871
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There were 3,679 deaths in the previous year mostly from
Liver-Fluke Disease and Parasitic Gastritis.
(c) Dogs.
27. Rabies.—There were 53 deaths in Karachi, Hyderabad
Thar Parkar and Sukkur districts as against 37 in 1939-40.
28. Other contagious disease.—36 cases and 4 deaths from
Piroplasmosis were reported.
(d) Camels.
29. Surra.—One camel died out of 19 affected. Most of
the cases occurred in Thar Parkar district. There were 82 deaths
in 1939-40.
30. Mange.—This disease occurred in a severe form in the
Thar Parkar district, there being 14 outbreaks, 335 attacks and
34 deaths as against one death in 1939-40.
31. Pleuro Pneumonia.—In Thar Parkar district 3 camels
died out of 23 affected.
32. Other contagious, infectious and parasitic diseases.—One
camel died of Anthrax in Sukkur district.
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(e) Fowls.
33. Spirochaetosis.—An outbreak occurred among the Govern-
ment Stock maintained at Mirpurkhas, 30 cases and 25 deaths
being reported. Preventive treatment with Somaine was successful.
34. Ranikhet disease.—Three deaths were reported from
the Government Auxiliary Farm, Dadu.
(iv) Preventive Inoculations.
35. The Goat Virus Producing Station, as in previous years,
supplied the Rinderpest Goat Tissue Virus required for immunising
live-stock against this disease. 909 ampoules were prepared
during the year. The activity of the virus was ensured by obtain-
ing fresh goat blood virus from the Imperial Veterinary Research
Institute, Mukteswar at regular intervals in order to prepare
fresh Tissue Virus. The expenditure of the Goat Virus Producing
Station in 1940-41 was Rs. 6,341 as compared with Rs. 5,817 in
the last year.
36. Table No. II. Rinderpest.—In 34 outbreaks, 4,894
bovines were vaccinated with Goat Tissue Virus as against 5,090
in the preceding year.
The mortality in these 34 outbreaks was
277 un-inoculated and 2 inoculated bovines.
37. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.—Serum Alone inoculation
was carried out in 13 outbreaks in the course of which 108 un-
inoculated animals died, 659 bovines were inoculated of which
3 died of the disease.
38. Contagious Pleuro Pneumonia.—The Veterinary Investi-
gation Officer has now standardised the method of vaccinating
healthy animals against this disease. Lung Tissue derived from
a diseased goat is formalised mixed with glycerine and injected
subcutaneously. This inoculation was carried out in 7 outbreaks
when 659 goats were protected. 108 un-inoculated and 3 inocu-
lated goats died in the course of these outbreaks
39. Rabies.—45 dogs were given anti-rabic treatment at
Karachi and Hyderabad towns.
(v) Other diseases.
40. Table IV.—Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons and Field
Compounders on tour visited 2,334 villages treated 69,145 animals
for contagious and parasitic diseases and 5,790 for non-contagious
diseases and castrated 1,684 animals as compared with 3,328