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61. Anthrax anti-serum.—During the past year 5,415 doses of the above-
mentioned serum were prepared against 12,168 during the previous year.
The issue amounted to 9,715 doses against 12,404 of the previous year.
Its preparation was regulated according to the demand in the field. Investi-
gations regarding the practical value of anti-anthrax serum and vaccines
have been conducted during the past two years and a perliminary report will
be published shortly.
The results of injections with this serum will be found at Table III.
62. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—During the year under report 50,350
doses of Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia vaccine were prepared and all issued, as
against 8,320 or 42,030 doses more than in the previous year. In addition,
1,825 doses of Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia serum were prepared and issued
during the past financial year. The results of injections carried out in the
field are given in Table III.
No unfavourable reports were received with regard to the efficacy of the
vaccine and the figures (Table III) show satisfactory results.
63. Charbon Symptomatique.—During the past official year 33,400 doses
of single vaccine in pillule form were prepared; 19,900 doses of vaccine and
536 of serum were issued to the various Superintendents. The results of
injections carried out in the different Provinces are shown in Table III.
The vaccine prepared at the Laboratory appears to be very efficacious.
The mortality in animals vaccinated in the Punjab amounted to .07 per cent.,
whereas in untreated animals, the usual death-rate is something like 88 per
cent.
64. Strangles.—During the past year 1,829 doses of anti-Streptococcus
serum and 500 doses of vaccine were prepared. The total issue of these pro-
ducts amounted to 1,617 doses.
This serum was prepared to meet the demand from the Army Remount
Department, but no definite results have been reported to this Department.
65. Mallein.—Twelve thousand nine hundred and forty-one (12,941) doses
of Mallein were prepared against 9,515 doses during the previous year. With
a balance of 2,730 doses from the previous year and 598 returned from the
field as unused balance, the total issue amounted to 16,229 doses.
66. Tuberculin.—During the year under report 209 doses of tuberculin
were prepared and 188 issued.
67. Specimens examined.—Two hundred and ten (210) specimens were
received for examination and report during the past official year, against 84
during the previous year. The results were communicated to the persons
interested with the least possible delay.
68. Training of Veterinary Assistants.—Seventeen Veterinary Assist-
ants attended the course of training, 8 at Muktesar and 9 at Bareilly, against
36 during the past year. The decrease is due to the facilities now afforded
in the Veterinary Colleges for training students in inoculation work.
Captain M. St. G. Glasse, Army Veterinary Corps, worked at the Labo-
ratory from 18th June to 12th August 1910.
69. Research.—The programme of research work for the past year was
as follows:—
(i) Anthrax.—To continue the investigations laid down in the pro-
gramme of the previous year.
(ii) Surra.—To continue experiments in methods of treatment and
prophylaxis.
(iii) Rinderpest.—Investigations as to possibility of preparing serum
from buffaloes, and also the use of other than hill bulls for the
preparation of serum.
(iv) Further tests of sera and vaccines prepared during the past two
years.
Several papers by Majors Baldrey and Holmes dealing with the above-
named and other diseases have been prepared and will shortly be published.