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TABLE XIV—CONCLUDED.
SHOWING MAIN RESULTS OF THE WORKING OF THE HISSAR CATTLE
FARM DURING THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1925-26—CONCLUDED.
Particulars.
Expenditure.
Salaries of officers
...
„
„ subordinate staff
...
Travelling and conveyance Allowance ...
Contingencies—Supplies and Services:—
A. Feed of animals including
reserve fodder.
B. Purchase of animals
...
C. Other heads
...
...
Stationery and Printing ... ...
Expenditure
on buildings, through
P. W. D.
Total ...
Capital on 1st day of the year ...
„
at the end of the year ...
(1) Valuation of animals ... ...
(2)
„
„ grain ... ...
(3)
„
„ fodder
... ...
(4)
„
„ machinery, medicines,
dead stock articles and
stationery.
(5)
„
„ Buildings ... ...
Amount.
Rs.
(a)24,701
(5)72.271
(c) 3,035
45,786
11,550
(d)65,203
181
21,028
2,43,756 1
18,21,055
18,74,335
6,95,146
11,651
1,22,130 1
1,30,054 1
4,56,199
A.
6
5
1
6
0
4
5
0
2
9
7
0
0
0
1
0
P.
0
0
0
10
0
3
1
0
2
4
2
0
3
7
9
0
Previous year
figures's.
Rs.
(a)22,454
(6)71,886
(c) 2,572
25,592
13,749
(d)61,872
144
9,109
2,07.880
17,Sl,878 1
18,21,055
6,77,327
9,793
1.24,637
1,22,392
4,42,063
A.
0
12
7
4
4
9
5
0
11
0
9
0
12
7
81
0
P.
0
0
0
11
7
5
1
0
0
8
4
0
8
1
0
0
RemArks.
(a) Does not include overseas pay and leave salary paid in sterling.
(b) Includes pay and local allowances of Veterinary Assistants borne on C. V. D.
cadie.
(c) Includes travelling allowance of Veterinary Assistants at this Farm.
(d) Excludes cost of stores (in sterling) imported from foreign countries.
27 DA—270—1-3-27—SGPP Lahore.
CIVIL VETER
DIAGRAM SHOWING
STATISTICS OF STAFF & VETERRINARY HOSPIT
Photo. Zinco. Fabruary, 1927.—No.1479-5.
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPTT PU
DIAGRAM SHOWING
PATIENTS TRETED BY VETERINARY STAFF.
DURING THE YEARS 1913-
Photo. Zinco., Fabruary, 1927.—No. 1479-4.
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPTT PU
DIAGRAM SHOWING
NUMBERS OF VACCINATIONS & INOCULATIONS
FOR HAEMORRHAGIC SEPTICAEMIA.
DURING THE YEARS 1913-
Photo. Zinco. Fabruary, 1917.—No. 1479-3.
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPT
DIAGRAM SHOWING
NUMBERS OF INOCULATIONS & VACCINATIONS
FOR RINDERPEST & BLACK QUARTER.
DURING
THE YEARS 1913-
Photo, Zinco, Fabruarym, 1927.-No. 1479
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPTT
DIAGRAM SHOWING
CASTRATIONS OF INFERIOR STOCK IN PUNJAB VILLAGES.
Photo. Zinco. Fabruary, 1927.—No.1479-2.
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPTT PUN
DIAGRAM SHOWING
NUMBER OF STUD BULLS UNDER DEPARTMENTAL SUPERVISION.
DURING THE YEARS
1913.
Photo. Zinco., Fabruary. 1927.—No.1479-1
Annual Report
ON THE
Punjab Veterinary College,
Civil Veterinary Department,
Punjab,
AND THE
Government Cattle Farm, Hissar,
For the year 1926-27.
Lahore:
Printed by the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab.
1928.
Price: Rs. 4-0-0 or 5s 4d.
Annual Report
ON THE
Punjab Veterinary College,
Civil Veterinary Department,
Punjab,
AND THE
Government Cattle Farm, Hissar,
For the year
1926-27.
Lahore:
Printed by the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab.
1928.
Revised List of Agents for the Sale of Punjab Government
Publications.
ON THE CONTINENT AND UNITED KINGDOM.
Publications obtainable either direct from the High Commissioner for
India, 42, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S. W. 1, or through any
bookseller.
IN INDIA.
THE MANAGER, Standard Book Depôt, Lahore.
RAI SAHIB M. GULAB SINGH & SONS, Mufid-i-'Am Press, Lahore.
RAMA KRISHNA & SONS, Booksellers and News Agents, Anarkali
Street, Lahore.
SECRETARY, Punjab Religious Book Society, Anarkali Street, Lahore.
MANAGER, Roze Bazar Steam Press, Amritsar.
THE MANAGER, Imperial Book Depôt, Delhi.
THACKER, SPINK & Co., Simla.
THACKER, SPINK & Co., Calcutta.
W. NEWMAN & Co., Limited, Calcutta.
THE PROPRIETOR , The Book Company, Booksellers, 4/4-A., College
Square, Calcutta.
MESSRS. S. K. LABIRI & Co., Booksellers, Publishers and Printers,
Calcutta.
D. B. TARAPOREWALA, SONS & Co.. Bombay.
THE MANAGER, Punjab Law Book Mart, Mohan Lal Road, Lahore.
THE GENERAL MANAGER, "The Qaumi Daler" and the Union Press,
Amritsar.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Para.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1—7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Subject.
NOTE ON VETERINARY PROGRESS IN THE
PUNJAB BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRI-
CULTURE, PUNJAB.
REPORT ON THE PUNJAB VETERINARY
COLLEGE FOR THE YEAR 1926-27.
Gazetted Staff ..
..
..
Non-gazetted Staff .. .. ..
Admissions .. .. ..
Number of Students .. ..
Examinations .. .. .. ..
Farrier's Class .. .. .. ..
Hospital attendance .. .. ..
Special Work .. .. .. ..
Buildings .. .. .. ..
Income .. .. .. ..
Expenditure .. .. .. ..
Employment of Alumni .. .. ..
General remarks. .. .. .. ..
Sohawa Laboratory .. .. ..
REPORT ON THE DISTRICT WORK OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT
FOR THE YEAR 1926-27.
Administration.
Administration .. .. .. ..
Treatment of Disease.
I.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Mortality—Table II .. .. ..
Examination and Collection of pathological speci-
men .. .. .. ..
(a) Equines.
Glanders .. .. .. ..
Antbrax—Table II .. .. ..
Surra—Table II .. .. .. ..
Dourine—Table II .. .. .. ..
Other Contagious diseases— Table II .. ..
Page.
1—12
13
ib.
ib.
14
ib.
ib.
15
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
16
ib.
ib
19—21
21
22
22
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
ii
Para.
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
Subject.
(b) Bovines.
Binderpest—Table II .. .. ..
Anti-rinderpest inoculations—Table III .. ..
Foot and Mouth Disease—Table II .. ..
Hemorrhagic Septicæmia—Table II .. ..
Inoculations against Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia—
Table III .. .. .. ..
Preventive Vaccinations against Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia—Table III .. .. ..
Black quarter—Table II .. .. ..
Vaccinations against Black quarter—Table III ..
Surra—Table II .. .. .. ..
Other contagious diseases—Table II .. ..
(c) Other animals.
Mortality—Table II .. .. .. .. ..
II.—OTHER DISEASES..
Treatment of diseases in villages—Table IV .. ..
III.—VETERINARY HOSPITALS.
Number of Veterinary dispensaries—Table V ..
Work at Veterinary dispensaries—Table V ..
Buildings of Veterinary dispensaries .. ..
Government grant-in-aid .. .. ..
Simla Veterinary dispensary .. ..
Breeding Operations.
I.—BOVINES.
Stud bulls—Table VII .. .. ..
Hariana Cattle Breeding Scheme .. ..
Dhanni Cattle Breeding Scheme .. ..
Buffalo breeding .. .. ..
II.—ENQUINES.
Number of Stallions—Table VIII .. ..
Services of Stallions—Table VIII .. ..
Page.
23
ib.
ib.
24
ib.
ib.
ib.
25
ib.
ib.
25
26
26
28
29
ib.
30
30
32
34
35
36
ib.
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Para.
38
39
40
41
42
43—45
1
2
3
4
5
6
Subject.
III.—GOAT AND SHEEP BREEDING.
Merino rams and ewes .. .. ..
IV.—FAIRS AND SHOWS.
Fairs and Shows—Table IX .. ..
V.—MISCELLANEOUS.
Co-operative Societies .. .. ..
Establishment.
Numerical strength—Table VI .. ..
Expenditure—Table X .. .. ..
General Remarks.
General remarks .. .. ..
REPORT ON THE GOVERNMENT CATTLE
FARM, HISSAR, FOR THE YEAR 1926-27.
I.—STAFF.
Staff .. .. .. ..
II.—VISITORS.
Visitors .. .. .. ..
III.—WEATHER, IRRIGATION AND LABOUR .
Weather .. .. .. ..
Irrigation .. .. .. ..
Labour .. .. .. ..
IV.—FODDER IN RESERVE .
Fodder in reserve .. .. ..
Page.
36
37
37
38
ib.
39
41
41
41
42
ib.
42
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Para.
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
19 (a)
19 (b)
19 (c)
19 (d)
Subject.
V.—CHANGES IN FARM LIVE STOCK DURING THE
YEAR.
(a) Cattle.
Supernumerary bulls .. .. ..
Female produce .. .. ..
Service bullocks .. .. ..
(b) Donkeys.
Donkey colts .. .. ..
(c) ARAB STOCK..
Arab colts .. .. ..
(d) Mules.
Mules .. .. ..
(e) Sheep.
Male lambs .. .. .. ..
Ewes .. .. .. ..
Donkeys .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Arab horses .. .. .. ..
VI.—CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES.
Contagious diseases .. .. ..
VII.—CULTIVATION.
Produce .. .. .. ..
Guinea grass .. .. .. ..
Madras jowar .. .. .. ..
Water lift .. .. .. ..
Formalin as a preventative of smut .. ..
Page.
43
ib.
ib.
43
44
44
44
ib.
45
ib.
ib.
46
48
49
ib.
ib.
50
V
Para.
20
21
22
28
24
I
II
III
Subject.
VIII.-BIR.
Bir grazing .. .. .. ..
IX.—HOSPITAL.
Farm Veterinary Hospital .. .. ..
X.—MACHINERY.
Machinery .. .. .. ..
XI.—GENERAL REMARKS.
General remarks .. .. ..
XII.—PHOTOS.
Photographs and their description .. ..
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIVE STOCK
EXPERT FOR 1926-27.
General
..
..
.. ..
Statement showing the present state of live stock
of grantees farms on the Lower Bari Doab Canal
on 31st March 1927 .. .. ..
Shergarh grants .. .. .. ..
Page.
50
50
51
51
52
53
ib.
54
Review on the Annual Report of the Punjab Veterinary
College, Civil Veterinary Department, Punjab, and
the Government Cattle Farm, Hissar, for the year
1925-26.
THE note on these Reports of the Director of Agri-
culture is so full that it is only necessary to add a few
observations.
CATTLE BREEDING.
(a) Perhaps the most important task before the
department and one that may prove of immense
potential advantage to the farmer is the improvement
of the breed of draught and milch cattle. During the
year the Government appointed a Live Stock Expert to
devote his whole time to this problem. Good progress
has been made in breeding in recent years; nevertheless,
as the Chief Superintendent has remarked in paragraph
32 of his report, we have so far only touched the fringe
of the cattle-breeding problem in the province as a
whole, and the work that lies before the department is
one of great magnitude. It has to stimulate the interest
of almost all the large landowners, and it has also to
supervise and guide the efforts of the few who have
interested themselves in the question of cattle breeding.
Some of the latter have plenty of enthusiasm, but they
still have much to learn, especially in regard to the care
and feeding of young stock, the segregation of the sexes
and careful selection in mating. For many years to
come the large cattle-breeders as well as the small
farmers will require constant supervision and guidance
from the expert officers of Government if their efforts
are to be of any permanent value to the province.
The number of selected bulls supplied to district
boards during the year was 551 and after deducting
casualties (303), which were heavy, the province has now
2,500 selected bulls. Steps are being taken to increase the
output of bulls from the Hissar Farm by raising the
number of cows to 2,000 and ultimately to 3,000. Both
in Hariana and Dhani tracts grants are made for keep-
ing approved bulls. Cattle fairs have provided means of
demonstrating the advantages of scientific breeding of
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cattle by exhibiting the best animals on one side and
bad and uneconomic on the other. Our ultimate ideal
should be to secure that eventually good bulls should
be licensed and all other male animals rendered sterile.
There is great room for starting cattle-breeding as-
sociations, so that a good price may be secured for a
good bull, as an incentive to good breeding; the other
line is intensive breeding in suitable areas for produc-
ing a dual purpose animal, and if this is not possible
to produce milk and draught animals in suitable areas.
The reservation of two areas of 3,000 acres and
another area of 15,000 acres in Nili Bar will help great-
ly in improving our breed of cattle. The Ministry
wishes to draw the special attention of the Depart-
ment to selecting and supplying suitable bulls for the
hills, and feels also that sheep-breeding needs greater
attention than has hitherto been given. The depart-
ment must take up this problem seriously.
CATTLE-BREEDING FARM, HISSAR.
In spite of the fact that the rainfall in Hissar was
nearly two and-a-half times the normal and caused
great damage to crops and farm buildings, the farm
had a successful year and was able to increase its fodder
resources by over 22,000 maunds. As has already been
noted, there was an increased demand for stud bulls
bred on the farm from many quarters, and the farm
succeeded in supplying 354 stud bulls, of which 350 went
to district boards in the Province. The abnormal con-
ditions caused by excessive rainfall naturally resulted
in increased losses from diseases—particularly foot and
mouth disease and hæmorrhagic septicæmia. The crop
returns were also naturally somewhat lower than in the
preceding year, but a record was made in the rabi on the
stable farm, from which 25 maunds of oats per acre were
obtained and a total of 12,000 maunds from an area of
677 acres, while a new Madras variety of jowar was
successfully grown.
Owing to an unseasonable year the farm Veterinary
hospital had a busy time carrying out a large number of
inoculations of all kinds. Mr. Branford has added
another year's good work to his record.
(b) The Civil Veterinary Department.—The Depart-
ment has received considerable increases in all branches.
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In the year 1920 the Veterinary staff consisted of 232
officials and the Province had altogether 145 hospitals.
In the year under report, the number of Veterinary hos-
pitals reached 219, and the five years' programme pro-
vides for the opening of 20 hospitals every year. The
number of patients treated reached 673,293 and under
a system of visiting villages medicine was supplied to
123,822 animals. The department devoted special
attention to the weeding out of scrub bulls and castrated
218,384. There are in British India, 9,022,000 cows, and
1,120,000 bulls and most of these are unfit for breeding
purposes. It is calculated that 225,000 selected bulls
would be sufficient for requirements of the country and
it is gratifying that 65 per cent. of the total castrations
of inferior stock in India were carried out in the
Punjab alone. The Chief Superintendent and his col-
leagues carried out extensive tours and 23,457 villages
were visited out of 36,142 villages.
(c) The Punjab Veterinary College.—The year
under report saw the final severance of Colonel Walker's
long connection in the College as Principal and Profes-
sor of Medicine. He was succeeded on his proceeding
on leave in May 1926 by Mr. Taylor, a great part of
whose service has been spent as Professor of Pathology
and Bacteriology in the College, and who has already on
several occasions officiated as Principal.
A noticeable feature of the year's working is the
growing percentage of failures in annual and final
examinations. Only about half the students under-
going the course succeeded in passing through the
examination, and the College is unable to supply the
number of graduates sufficient to meet the expanding
needs of the Civil Veterinary Department. The large
number of failures does not reflect discredit on the capa-
city or industry of the teaching staff, but it does suggest
that the general educational equipment of many of the
students who secure admission to the college is insuffi-
cient, especially in English. In view of the large
number of applications for admission to the College—in
the year under review out of 169 applicants only 30 could
be admitted- it would seem desirable to raise the mini-
mum qualifications for admission from the matriculation
to the first examination in arts or science.
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The Hospital work at the College has again been
carried on successfully, the number of patients treated
per diem having increased by more than 25 per cent.
The average daily attendance has been 119. The
Principal now supervises the Sohawa Laboratory for
Surra where useful work has been carried on.
The Government congratulates the officers of the
Veterinary Department on a good year's work.
By order of the Governor in Council,
W. R. WILSON,
Secretary to Government, Punjab,
Revenue Department.
275 FC—278—18-2-28-SGPP Lahore.
Note by the Director of Agriculture, Punjab, on the
work of the Civil Veterinary Department
for the year ending 31st March 1927.
Mr. D. Milne, C.I.E., I.A.S., held charge of the post
of Director of Agriculture, Punjab, throughout the year
under report.
The work of the Department may be dealt with most
conveniently under the three headings:—
(a) The Punjab Veterinary College.
(b) The District work.
(c) The Government Cattle Farm, Hissar.
(a) The Punjab Veterinary College.
Colonel Walker held charge as Principal and Professor
of Medicine until 13th May 1926 when he proceeded on
leave preparatory to retirement. He retired with effect
from 20th March 1927, and his place in both capacities
has been taken, as from the 14th May 1926, by Mr. W. Taylor,
Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology. For the latter
appointment Mr. J. F. Shirlaw, M. R. C. V. S., has been re-
cruited from England, and took over charge at the end of the
year under report.
The popularity of the Punjab Veterinary College con-
tinues to grow as is seen from the number of applicants for
admission to the courses and the number of patients treated
in the College Hospital. One hundred and sixty-nine can-
didates offered themselves for admission in June 1926 as
against 153 candidates in 1925-26 and 125 in 1924-25.
The increase is probably due, as Mr. Milne pointed out last
year, to the prospect of qualified men securing appointments
due to the expansions contemplated in the Civil Veterinary
Department during the next few years. Of the 30 candidates
admitted two had passed the F. Sc. Medical Group; the others
were Matriculates. 13 Matriculates were nominated by
various Native States.
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At the close of the year under report the total number of
students attending the L. V. P. four years' course was 126
as against 105 in the year 1925 and 77 in 1924. Six Veteri-
nary Inspectors were selected for the Post-diploma course
which qualifies such Inspectors for promotion as Deputy
Superintendents in the Provincial Veterinary Service. Six-
teen men joined the Farriers' Class. Of these 12 passed and
were awarded certificates at the end of the course.
The annual examination was held in June 1926 and
the supplementary examination in October. The following
table shows the percentage of passes in the various classes-
in comparison with the passes in the previous two years:—
Examinations.
1st year .. .. ..
2nd year .. .. ..
3rd year .. .. ..
4th year .. .. ..
Post-diploma .. ..
PERCENTAGE OF PASSES.
1926.
53.6
41.4
50
50
71.5
1925.
70.6
95.4
62.5
66.6
100
1924.
66.6
88.9
100
..
100
The figures given above show a falling off in passes in
all classes during the year under report. The Officiating
Principal, Punjab Verterinary College, is unable to give any
satisfactory explanation for the very low percentage of passes
in each of the four years' courses. It would appear that stu-
dents have difficulty in going through the course. During the
year 15 students left the College. Of these 13 had failed so-
badly in the first year examination that they were unable to
continue.
Proposals are under consideration for raising the standard
of admission to the Diploma course from Matriculation, as
it stands at present, to the First Examination in Science.
Judging from the large percentage of students who failed to
pass the first year's examination, and who have left the College
in consequence, it would appear that the average Matriculate
is unable to follow the course satisfactorily and that a higher
standard of education is required for this course.
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At present the supply of Graduates from the College is
not sufficient to meet the expanding needs in staff of the Civil
Veterinary Department.
As regards Hospital work, the number of patients treated
in the General Ward was slightly more than those treated last
year; whilst there was a slight falling off in the number of
patients in the Dog Ward. The average daily attendance
in all Wards of the Hospital was 119.05 as against 93.85
last year.
Funds were provided for a new hostel and a bungalow
for the Principal and these buildings are under construction.
The Laboratory at Sohawa for Surra investigation work
was placed under the Principal, Punjab Veterinary College,
in May 1926 for supervision and direction. Bhai Kahan
Singh held charge of the Camel Specialist's Laboratory
throughout the year under report. It has not been possible
so far to obtain a suitably qualified man to take the place of
Mr. Cross, formerly Camel Specialist. During the year fly
survey operations were resumed. The report shows a year of
steady work and useful results. The Public Works Depart-
ment have condemned the present Laboratory buildings, and
an estimate for rebuilding is under consideration.
(b) District Veterinary Work.
Mr. Quirke held charge of the office of Chief Superin-
tendent throughout the year and Messrs. Egan and Garewal
held charge of the Northern and Southern Punjab Veterinary
Circles respectively.
During the year an important addition to the establish-
ment was made in the creation of the post of Live Stock
Expert to Government. Mr. Branford, Superintendent,
Government Cattle Farm, Hissar, was appointed to the post
in November and held charge throughout the remainder of
the year in addition to his duties as Superintendent of the
Hissar Farm.
The superior staff of the Veterinary Department was
strengthened further by the appointment during the year
of two Superintendents, Messrs. S. M. A. Shah and P. N.
Nanda. Both these officers were posted for training under
the Chief Superintendent, and since November Mr. Nanda has
been undergoing training on the Government Cattle Farm,
Hissar.
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In accordance with the provision of the five years' pro-
gramme of development two more Deputy Superintendents
for district work were appointed in January 1927. Both
these men were recruited by promotion from the cadre of
Veterinary Inspectors. These appointments raised the total
number of Deputy Superintendents in the province from three
to five. No Veterinary Inspectors were appointed during
the year as the development programme contemplates the
abolition of this class of officers.
In pursuance also of the programme sanction was ob-
tained during the year for the addition to the district staff of
10 Veterinary Assistant Surgeons and 37 Veterinary assis-
tants. The sanctioned cadre of the Subordinate Veterinary
Service at the end of the year as compared with the previous
year is shown below:—
Subordinate Veterinary Staff.
VERNACULAR COURSE DIPLOMATES.
VETERINARY
INSPECTORS.
1925-26.
28
1926-27.
28
VETERINARY ASSISTANTS.
1925-26.
222
1926-27.
259
ENGLISH COURSE DIP-
LOMATES (L. V. P. ).
VETERINARY ASSISTANTS
SURGEONS.
1925-26.
7
1926-27.
17
NOTE.—In addition, two Veterinary Assistants are employed at the Government
Cattle Farm, Hissar, and one as Lecturer in Elementary Veterinary Science at the Punjab
Agricultural College, Lyallpur.
The total number of Veterinary hospitals at the end of
the year was 219. This is an increase of 28 over the total at
the end of the previous year. Provision to the extent of
Rs. 1,20,000 was made by Government as a contribution in
aid for the erection of certain of these hopsitals. Sanction
was received during the year for the opening of 20 more hos-
pitals during 1927-28 in addition to two more in the Nili
Bar, the cost of which will be borne entirely by Government.
The record of the district work done during the year shows
a steady increase in all directions. The number of patients
treated in Veterinary hospitals was 673,293. This number is
an increase of 12.3 per cent. over last year's figure and 87
per cent. over that of five years ago. In addition, medicines
were supplied from the hospitals for 123,822 animals, an