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ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
Civil Veterinary Department
UNITED PROVINCES
For the year 1929-30
ALLAHABAD:
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1930
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ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
Civil Veterinary Department
UNITED PROVINCES
For the year 1929-30
ALLAHABAD:
THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRESS, UNITED PROVINCES
1930
1
No. 8183/III—6-678.
FROM
CAPTAIN S. G. M. HICKEY, I.V.S.,
DIRECTOR, CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
UNITED PROVINCES,
TO
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
UNITED PROVINCES,
INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, ALLAHABAD.
Dated Lucknow, November 7, 1930.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to submit herewith the Annual Administration
Report on the Civil Veterinary department for the year ending March 31,
1930.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
S. G. M. HICKEY,
CAPTAIN, I.V.S.,
Director, Civil Veterinary
department,
United Provinces.
ERRATA.
Report on the Civil Veterinary Department, United Provinces
for the year ending March 31, 1930,
1. Page 4, paragraph 14, line 3, read "against" for
"agoinst".
2. Page 4, paragraph 20, line 3, read " tetanus" for "tenanus".
3. Page 6, paragraph 29, line 1, read "cases" for "case".
4. Page 6, paragraph 29, line 2, read "dispensaries"
for "dis-
pensories".
5. Page 6, paragraph 32, line 2, read "have" for "has".
6. Page 8, paragraph 42, line 7, read "August 1929" for
"August 1930".
7. Page 10, paragraph 51, line 1, read "lectured to" for
"lectured".
8. Page 17, column 3, read "By Aggressin" for "By Aggres-
sion".
9. Page 21, column 10, last word of remarks against Cawnpore
district, read "farm" for "form".
10. Map—in Aligarh district, read "Sikandra Rao "for"
Sikan-
drabad".
(Maximum limit of report—9 pages.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
General Administration.
PARAGRAPHS.
1—4.
5—13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24
25.
26.
27.
28.
29 & 30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
Officers in charge .. .. .. .. ..
Extent and duration of tour and special work performed by
the officers of the department .. .. ..
CHAPTER II.
Treatment of diseases.
Contagious diseases.
Cattle mortality .. .. .. .. ..
(a) Equine.
Equine mortality .. .. .. .. ..
Glanders and Farcy .. .. .. .. ..
Anthrax .. .. .. .. .. ..
Surra .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dourine .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other contagious diseases .. .. .. ..
(b) Bovine.
Rinderpest .. .. .. .. .. ..
Anti-rinderpest inoculations and Iodine solution injections ..
Foot and Mouth disease .. .. .. ..
Haemorrhagic Septicaemia .. .. .. ..
Blackquarter .. .. .. .. ..
Anthrax .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other contagious diseases .. .. .. ..
(c) Other
animals.
Mortality amongst other animals .. .. .. ..
CHAPTER III.
Non-contagious
diseases.
Gases treated in veterinary hospitals and on tour .. ..
Cattle poisoning .. .. .. .. ..
CHAPTER IV.
Veterinary hospitals and dispensaries.
Number of veterinary hospitals and dispensaries .. ..
Location of veterinary institutions .. .. ..
Grants-in-aid for construction of veterinary hospitals .. ..
PAGES.
1
1 to 3
4
ib.
ib
ib
ib
ib
ib
ib
ib & 5
5
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ib
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6
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Paragraphs.
33.
86-38.
39.
40-43.
44.
45.
46 & 47.
43 & 49.
50 & 51.
52 & 53.
51 & 55.
56.
57.
53.
59 & 60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
Chapter
V.
Laboratories.
Laboratory work .. .. .. .. ..
Anti-rabic treatment, Liver Flukes and Canine Piroplasrnosis,
etc. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Treatment at Research Station, Lucknow .. .. ..
CHAPTER VI.
Breeding
operations.
(1) Horse and pony stallions.
Number of stallions, stud work and stallion stands .. ..
Location of stud animals .. .. .. ..
Necessity for extension of stallion dépôt premises .. ..
(ii) Donkey stallions.
Number of jack donkeys and stud work .. .. ..
CHAPTER VII.
Fairs and shows.
Fairs and shows .. .. .. .. ..
CHAPTER VIII
Propaganda.
Propaganda work undertaken .. .. .. ..
CHAPTER IX.
Establishment.
Subordinate establishment .. .. .. ..
Foreign and Indian scholarships .. .. ..
Tours of veterinary inspectors .. .. .. ..
Lectures on cattle disease to different schools .. ..
CHAPTER X.
Expenditure of the department.
Expenditure of the department .. .. .. ..
CHAPTER XI.
General remarks.
Acknowledgment of assistance given by the officers and apprecia-
tion of good work done by the subordinate staff of the depart-
ment .. .. .. .. .. ..
Issue of sanads .. .. .. .. ..
Mobile squad .. .. .. .. ..
Comparison of work with the previous year .. .. ..
Cold storage .. .. .. .. ..
Scheme for better reporting of cattle diseases .. ..
Acknowledgment of help from local bodies .. .. ..
PAGES.
7
8
ib
8 & 9
9
ib
ib
9 & 10
10
10 & 11
11
ib
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12
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12 & 13
13
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PARAGRAPHS
Table no.
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LIST OF APPENDICES.
II.—Deaths from contagious diaeases amongst animals ..
III.—Results of preventive inoculations .. .. ..
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 subordinate establishment .. ..
X.—Return of horse, pony and donkey stallions .. ..
XI.—Services and produce of horse, pony and donkey stallions ..
XIV.—Abstract of particulars regarding cattle fairs and shows ..
XIV-A.—Cost of the Civil Veterinary department in the province ..
Skeleton map of the United Provinces showing distribution
of operations of the department .. .. ..
PAGES.
14
15—17
18
19 & 20
21
22 & 23
24
25
26
..
Annual Report on the Civil Veterinary department, United Provinces,
for the year 1929-30.
CHAPTER I.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
1. Captain W. H. Priston acted in my place as Director, Civil
Veterinary department, United Provinces, from the beginning of the
year till August 10, 1929, when he reverted to his substantive appoint-
ment as Superintendent, Agra Circle, consequent on my return from
leave out of India.
2. I held charge of the department from August 10, 1929, to the
end of tile year.
3. Mr. T. S. Davies, Deputy Superintendent, held charge of the
Agra Circle from the beginning of the year up to August 21, 1929, when
Captain Priston took over charge of the circle from him. Mr. Davies
again took over charge of the Agra Circle on March 13, 1930, when
Captain Priston proceeded to the Central Provinces to officiate as Director
of Veterinary Services of that province.
4. Khan Bahadur Sheikh Niaz Mohammad officiated as Superin-
tendent, Allahabad Circle, throughout the year.
5. During the period that Captain W. H. Priston officiated as
Director, Civil Veterinary department, United Provinces, he was on
tour for 75 days and travelled 3,752 miles by rail and 988 miles by
road. He visited 9 districts and made several inspections of the stallion
dépôt at Moradabad. He inspected 10 veterinary hospitals and dis-
pensaries and the stallion stand at Joya, district Moradabad. He
attended the Nauchandi fair at Meerut, visited the Imperial Veterinary
Research Institute at Muktesar, district Naini Tal, attended the first
meeting of Agricultural Research Council at Simla and was a member
of the examining board of the Punjab Veterinary College, Lahore.
After my return from leave L toured for 42 days and travelled 1,696
miles by rail and 373 by road, 1 visited 8 districts, some of which were
visited more than once. I inspected 11 veterinary hospitals and dis-
pensaries and also the itinerary work of veterinary assistant surgeons
during the course of my tours. The stallion stands in the districts
of Bara Banki and Hardoi were inspeced. The
stallion depot at
Moradabad was frequently inspected for allocation of stallions to different
district stands and on other administrative grounds. I attended the
district exhibition at Moradabad and acted as the President of the
judging committee at the Horse and Cattle fair held in connection
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therewith. I also attended a Cattle fair at Dahla in the district of
Bara Banki which, although started only recently, but is growing in
popularity. I attended the All-India Poultry Exhibition held at Luck-
now and took an active part in its organization with the valuable assis-
tance of the Secretary, United Provinces Poultry Association. I
appeared before the Hide Cess Enquiry Committee at Cawnpore and
submitted suggestions for the protection of hides at economical points of
trade in that line.
G. Mr. T. S. Davies held charge of the Agra Circle until August
21, 1929, when he handed over charge to Captain W. H. Priston on
his return to his substantive appointment as Superintendent after offi-
ciating as the Director. On March P2, 1930 (A. N.), Mr. Davies
again took over charge from Captain Priston when he proceeded to the
Central Provinces to act as the Director of Veterinary Services of that
province.
During the time that Mr. Davies held charge of the Agra Circle
he toured for 71 days, travelling 1,309 miles by rail and 1,582 miles by
road. Captain Priston was 75 days on tour and he travelled 945 miles
by rail and 2,254 miles by road. During the year 40 veterinary hos-
pitals and dispensaries and 16 stallion stands were inspected as also the
work of one itinerating veterinary assistant surgeon in the circle. Some
of the institutions were inspected more than once. Five Horse shows
and Cattle fairs were attended to where animals were judged and prizes
awarded.
7. Khan Bahadur Sheikh Niaz Mohammad toured for 128 days
and travelled 3,023 miles by road and 3,620 miles by rail. He visited
15 districts of his circle and inspected 42 hospitals and dispensaries and
also checked the work of four itinerating veterinary assistant surgeons
attached to the districts of Mirzapur, Gorakhpur, Gonda and Bahraich.
He inspected 7 stallion stands and attended 3 Cattle fairs and shows.
He personally attended some scats of outbreaks of cattle diseases in the
districts of Gonda, Jaunpur and Azamgarh and persuaded the owners
of cattle for getting their animals protected by inoculation. In certain
districts he supervised the treatment of rinderpest by iodine solution
injection method introduced during the year as an experimental measure
and examined the results. In this connection he also verified some of
the inoculations performed by the subordinate staff. During his tours
he interviewed most of the Commissioners and District Officers and also
the Chairmen and some members of District Boards with whom he
discussed matters relating to the growing need of veterinary aid in their
districts, and also laid stress on the necessity of providing suitable
veterinary hospital buildings on the half-and-half basis. Government
contributing half the cost and the Board meeting the other half, but
stringency of District Board funds was the common excuse. He paid
several visits to the Allahabad Agricultural Institute at Naini to carry
out investigations and tests among the herds for tuberculosis and Johne's
disease and gave necessary instructions to the Farm authorities.
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8. M. Ghulam Qadir (now Khan Sahib) officiated as Deputy
Superintendent, Moradabad sub-division, from the beginning of the year
to August 28, 1929, when Mr. Davies returned from the Agra Circle.
He again took over charge of the sub-division on March 8, 1930, when
Mr. Davies was relieved for duties in the Agra Circle consequent on
Captain Priston proceeding on temporary transfer to the Central Prov-
inces.
9. During the period that he officiated as Deputy Superintendent,
Moradabad, Khan Sahib Ghulam Qadir inspected 13 veterinary dis-
pensaries and 3 stallion stands, some of which were visited twice. He
was on tour for 66 days and travelled 459 miles by road and 2,438
miles by rail. He travelled into the interior of the Almora district to
make investigations into the contagious diseases of cattle and also to
make the people acquainted with the benefits of veterinary science.
10. Mr. Davies toured for 23 days, travelling 570 miles by road
and 307 miles by rail. He inspected 9 veterinary hospitals and dis-
pensaries and 3 stallion stands in the Moradabad sub-division. He
also attended the Horse and Cattle show at Moradabad in company
with the Director, Civil Veterinary department, United Provinces.
11. M. Moin Khan, Deputy Superintendent, held charge of the
Jhansi sub-division throughout the year, except for two months, from
October 7, 1929, that he went on leave, when Khan Sahib Ghulam
Qadir officiated for him. They remained on tour for 129 days, having
travelled 412 miles by road and 5,402 miles by rail. Twenty-one veteri-
nary hospitals and dispensaries and 4 stallion stands were inspected.
M. Moin Khan attended the Makanpur Cattle fair in the Cawnpore
district, where he was a member of the judging committee. He also
attended the District Board meetings at Fatehpur and Jhansi and also
inspected several cattle pounds in the course of his tours. He also
interviewed sonic of the District Magistrates and Chairmen, District
Boards, of his sub-division in connection with the activities of this
department.
12. M. Nazir Husain, Officiating Deputy Superintendent, Basti,
held charge of the sub-division up to March 4, 1930, on the afternoon
of which date he proceeded on leave. During this period he spent 151
days on tour, travelling 2,436 miles by rail and 1,162 miles by road.
He inspected 10 veterinary hospitals and dispensaries and checked the
work of the itinerating veterinary assistant surgeon at Balrampur, dis-
trict Gonda.
He attended two Cattle fairs and shows, and in one, in Gorakhpur,
he was a member of the judging committee.
13. M. Mohammad Ishaq Khan, who has recently been appointed
to officiate as Deputy Superintendent, Basti, relieved M. Nazir Husain
on the afternoon of. March 4, 1930, and toured for 17 days dining the
remaining part of the year. He travelled 1.01.3 miles by rail and 151
miles by road, visiting 9 veterinary dispensaries and one stallion stand.
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CHAPTER II.
TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
Contagious diseases.
Mortality.
Table II.
14. During the year under report cattle epidemics were of a
virulent type in a number of districts in the prov-
ince, the total death roll being 48,331 agoinst
26,093 in the previous year.
(a) Equine.
Table II.
15. The total number of deaths under the head was 61 compared
with 90 in the previous year.
Glanders and Farcy.
16. It is pleasing to note that no case of glanders was reported
during the year.
Anthrax.
17. No case of this disease was reported.
Surra.
18. Three cases of this disease were microscopically confirmed and
dealt with accordingly. They appeared in the
districts of Bijnor, Hamirpur and Ballia. Last
year there were 19 cases, affecting five districts.
Compensation has been paid in accordance with rules under the Glanders
and Farcy Act.
Dourine.
19. No dourine case was discovered during the year.
Other contagious disca-
ses.
20. Fifty-eight cases of deaths were reported under this head as
compared with G8 last year. These include such
disases as strangles, tenanus, pitoplasmosis,
rabies, Miliary fever, etc.
(b) Bovine.
Rinderpest.
Table II.
21. This disease assumed a virulent form and was widespread
throughout the province, the total deaths reported
being 35,845 against 13,479 in the previous year.
It rose to over a thousand in 16 districts, over a
hundred in 25, and below that figure in 7 districts. The highest
number of deaths occurred in Moradabad district, where it numbered
2,940 and the lowest figured only two in Benares. Endeavours arc
made to explain to the villagers the importance of simple measures by
the timely adoption of which the spread of an epidemic can be averted
to a great extent, but a thorough propaganda work in this direction
can hardly be formulated for want of proper staff and materials. Much
is needed in this direction, hut the question of funds forms a stumbling
block.
Anti-rinderpest inocula-
tions.
Table III.
22. During the year under review there were 157,677 inoculations
compared with 88,166 in the previous year. The
reason for this is that there were larger outbreaks
and the stock owners have gradually begun to
favour inoculations much more than they did in the past. The number
(5)
could have been higher still if lesser time was occupied for serum to
be received from the Imperial Laboratory at Muktesar.
Iodine solution injec-
tion.
A special treatment of rinderpest by the iodine injection method
has been experimented upon, and out of 301 cases
treated, 221 have been reported to have recovered.
Treatment on this line will be extended, and if
similar results are obtained it will be a boon to the cattle-owning popula-
tion as animals already suffering from rinderpest can be treated by this
method.
Foot and mouth disease.
Table II.
23. The number of cases that are reported to have died from this
disease was 2,248 compared with 2,064 in the
preceding year. The disease is reported in all the
districts of the province, with the exception of
Lucknow, Jalaun and Unao. As far as possible curative treatment and
hygienic measures were adopted or advised.
Haernorrhagic septicae-
mia.
Table II.
24. Seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-four cases of deaths
under this head were reported against 7,280 last
year. The disease spread all over the province
excepting the districts of Dehra Dun and Naini
Tal. It assumed a severe form in the districts of Cawnpore, Jalaun
and Benares, where the loss was heavy.
Inoculations.
Table III.
Fifty-five thousand six hundred and thirty-five inoculations were
carried out during the year compared with 51,756
in the year preceding.
Blackquarter.
Tables II and III.
25. This disease appeared in 28 districts compared with 31 last
year. The number of deaths reported was only
529 against 1,304 in the year before. Five
thousand seven hundred and eight inoculations
were carried out by the serum alone or serum aggressin methods with
highly satisfactory results.
Anthrax.
Tables II and III.
26. This disease was reported in 19 districts only compared with
30 in the preceding year. The deaths reported
were 288 against 924 in the year before. There
were 1,766 inoculations against this disease.
Other contagious disca-
ses.
Table II.
27. One hundred and seventy-eight were recorded under this head
against 362 deaths in the previous year. These
comprise pleuro-pneumonia, liver fluke, cow-pox,
red water, etc., etc.
(c) Other animals.
Table II.
28. One thousand two hundred and ninety-eight cases of deaths
were reported amongst animals other than the
equines and bovines. They include cases of dis-
temper, rabies, piroplasmosis, fowl cholera and
other parasitic diseases.
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CHAPTER III.
NON-CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Non-contagious disea-
ses.
Table V.
29. Under this beading 255, 728 case were treated in veterinary
hospitals and dispensories compared with 239,515
in the year preceding; in addition to these the
number of cases supplied with medicines but not
brought to hospitals was 40,112 against 30,488 last year. Both these
figures indicate a fair increase of work done.
Tables TV and V.
30. One lakh eight hundred and eighty-three cases were treated by
veterinary assistant surgeons while on tour in the
villages, affording a great relief to the rural popula-
tion. In the previous year the cases numbered
60,971 only. The addition of 39,912 cases treated during the year under
report works to an increase of 66 per cent. over the last year's figures.
This goes to show the strenuous efforts the staff had to make to cope with
the heavy increase of work which reflects no small credit to them. The
number of castrations carried out during the year was 3,247. Special
attention is being paid towards castration of scrub bulls, and a consider-
able increase towards this branch of work is expected in the year follow-
ing.
31. There were 23 cases of cattle-poisoning as reported during the
year from the districts of Meerut, Aligarh, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur,
Pilibhit, Cawnpore and Ghazipur and the accused persons were dealt
with accordingly.
CHAPTER IV.
VETERINARY HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES.
Veterinary
hospitals
and dispensaries.
Table V.
32. There were 160 veterinary hospitals and dispensaries at the
beginning of the year, which has increased to 165
at the end of the year. Seven new institutions
have been
opened
in the Cawnpore, Banda,
Bahraich, Gorakhpur and Muttra districts, viz., one in Cawnpore district,
two in Banda district, one in Bahraich district, one in Muttra district,
and two in Gorakhpur district, and the one started at Nanpara in
Bahraich district on February 6, 1929, and one at Bahua in Fatehpur
district have been closed during the year in view of the limited finances
of the boards. The question of re-establishing the Radar veterinary
hospital at Mirzapur has been decided, and it will be a great satisfaction
if the institution is started again after having been closed down since
1923.
A veterinary hospital has been erected at Pauri in Garhwal district.
and it is expected that it will prove to be of immense benefit to the
district where most of its transport is carried on by means of animals.
More such institutions are still needed in that district as the one now
provided is not sufficient to meet the demand for the whole of the district
whose area covers 5,761 square miles.
33. A map showing the location of veterinary institutions in the
province will be found at the end of the report.
A Standard Veterinary Hospital.