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TABLE XVI-A.
DETAIL OF SHEEP ON THE HISSAR CATTLE FARM FOR THE YEAR 1916-17.
Detail.
1
Balance on 1st April 1916 ... ...
Increase
...
Decrease
...
By birth ...
By transfer ...
By
transfer
from
merino.
Total
Died ... ...
Destroyed
...
Sold by auction
...
Sold for breeding ...
Transferred
...
Transferred to cross
bred.
Total ...
Balance on 31st March 1917 ...
Value Rs. ... ... ...
RAMS.
Count r y bred.
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cr oss br ed.
3
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
15
Mer i
no.
4
8
...
1
...
9
3
...
...
...
...
...
3
6
615
Tot al .
5
9
...
1
...
10
3
...
...
...
...
...
3
7
630
EWES.
Count r y br ed.
6
89
...
7
...
96
3
...
13
...
...
...
16
80
Cross bred.
½ bred merino.
7
275
...
29
1
305
30
...
26
...
...
...
56
249
¼ bred merino.
8
117
...
98
...
215
13
...
5
...
...
...
18
197
2,116
Me r
i
no.
9
11
...
1
...
12
1
...
...
...
...
1
2
10
238
Tot al .
10
492
...
135
1
628
47
...
44
...
...
1
92
538
2,954
MALE LAMBS.
Count r y bred.
11
7
...
...
...
7
...
...
4
9
...
...
7
...
...
Cross bred.
1/9 bred marino.
12
50
46
...
...
96
11
...
31
1
...
...
43
53
149
¾ bred merino.
13
198
201
...
1
400
31
1
48
37
...
...
117
283
2,495
Me r
i
no.
14
4
1
...
...
5
1
...
...
...
1
1
3
2
250
Tot al .
15
259
248
...
1
508
43
1
83
41
1
1
170
838
2,894
FEMALE LAMBS.
Count r y br ed.
16
7
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
7
...
7
...
Cross bred.
½ bred merino.
17
55
45
...
...
100
5
...
16
...
29
...
50
50
¼ bred merino.
18
203
182
...
...
385
33
...
49
...
98
...
180
205
498
Mar i
no.
19
1
3
...
...
4
1
...
...
...
1
...
2
2
20
Tot al .
20
266
230
...
...
496
39
...
65
...
135
...
239
257
513
Tot al .
21
1,026
478
136
2
1,642
132
1
192
41
136
2
504
1,138
6,391
REMARKS.
22
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TABLE XVII.
HISSAR FARM.
RESULTS OF DONKEY AND MULE BREEDING ON THE HISSAR CATTLE FARM IN THE YEAR 1916-17.
1
Donkey Breeding
...
Mule Breeding ...
Stallions on register at close of
year.
2
*7
*7
STALLIONS
ACTUALLY
EMPLOYED AT
STUD.
Year
under
report.
3
7
8
Previous
year.
4
8
8
NUMBER OF MARES
COVERED.
Year
under
report.
5
97
85
Previous
year.
6
92
87
AVERAGE OF MARES
COVERED PER
STALLION EMPLOYED
AT STUD.
Year
under
report.
7
13.85
10.62
Previous
year.
8
11.5
10.87
RESULTS OF PREVIOUS
YEAR'S COVERINGS.
Number
of
Produce.
9
54
† 45
Number
not
held.
10
38
42
AVERAGE RESULT OF
PREVIOUS YEAR'S
COVERING PER
STALLION
EMPLOYED AT
STUD.
Average
of
produce.
11
6.75
5.62
Average
of not
held.
12
4.75
5.25
REMARKS.
13
*Includes one donkey stallion lent by the Army Remount Department.
† Includes 7 slips and premature birth.
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TABLE XVIII.
ABSTRACT SHOWING MAIN RESULTS OF THE WORKING OF THE HISSAR
FARM, DURING THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1916-17.
Receipts paid into Treasury.
Sale of animals (a)
Sale of garden produce
Other heads
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
...
...
...
...
Rs.
1,12,622
158
13,073
1,24,853
A.
0
0
3
3
P.
0
0
7
7
Expenditure.
Salaries and travelling allowances of officers
...
Ditto
ditto
of subordinate staff ...
Cultivation expenses ... ... ...
Feed of animals, including reserve fodder ... ...
Purchase of animals (b)
...
... ...
Other Heads (c) ...
...
...
...
Total ...
15,697
38,580
24,254
54,227
7,108
15,080
1,54,947
8
6
0
13
0
0
13
5
9
2
9
0
6
7
Valuation of animals issued on book credit.
Siege Train Bullocks
...
...
...
Mules and donkeys
...
...
...
Bulls and other animals
(d)
...
...
...
Total ...
16,000
25,050
6,875
47,925
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Valuation of animals, grain and fodder, etc., on hand at end of year.
Valuation of animals, as per Table XVI attached
...
Do.
Do.
Do.
of grain
...
...
...
of fodder
...
...
...
of machinery and dead stock articles, etc. ...
Total
...
5,24,682
6,473
67,007
65,501
6,63,664
0
9
10
0
4
0
6
4
8
6
(a) Includes valuation of animals issued on book credit.
(b) Includes price of 3 Arab pony fillies purchased from the Army Remount Department, and adjusted by
Book Debit.
(c) Includes items adjusted by book debit system on account of foreign stores, etc., as intimated by the
Accountant-General, Punjab.
(d) Includes price of animals supplied to Mauritius Government.
NOTES.—(1) The sum of Rs. 20,483 spent by the Public Works Department, on Original Works and Special
and Annual Repairs to the Farm buildings during the year has not been included in this abstract.
(2) The value according to the Report of the Valuation Committee of 1913, of bulls issued to the
district boards at Rs. 200 each and rams sold to district boards and zamindars at Rs. 15 or
Rs. 10 each is Rs. 400 and Rs. 25 each respectively. If this amount had been charged the
receipts would have been increased by Rs. 42,130.
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
PUNJAB VETERINARY COLLEGE,
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
PUNJAB,
AND THE
GOVERNMENT CATTLE FARM, HISSAR,
For the year 1917-18.
Lahore :
PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT GOVERNMENT PRINTING, PUNJAB,
1918.
Price 0-10-0 or 10d.
Annual Report on the Punjab Veterinary College, Civil
Veterinary Department, Punjab, and the Government
Cattle Farm, Hissar, for 1917-18.
Revised List of Agents for the Sale of Punjab Government Publications.
IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
CONSTABLE & Co., 10, Orange Street,
Leicester Square, London, W.C.
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & Co.,
Limited, 68-74, Carter Lane, E.C.,
and 25, Museum Street, London,
W.C.
BERNARD QUARITCH, 11, Grafton Street,
New Bond Street, London, W.
T. FISHER UNWIN, Limited, No. 1,
Adelphi Terrace, London, W.C.
P. S. KING & SON, 2 & 4, Great
Smith Street, Westminster, London,
S.W.
H. S. KING & Co., 65, Cornbill, and 9,
Pall Mall, London.
GRINDLAY & Co., 54, Parliament Street,
London, S.W.
W THACKER & Co., 2, Creed Lane,
London, E.C.
LUZAC & Co., 46, Great Russell Street,
London, W.C.
B. H. BLACKWELL, 50 and 51, Broad
Street, Oxford.
DEIGHTON BELL & Co., Limited, Cam-
bridge.
OLIVER & BOYD, Tweeddale Court,
Edinburgh.
E. PONSONBY, Limited, 116, Grafton
Street, Dublin.
WILLIAM WESLEY & SON, 28, Essex
Street, Strand, London.
ON THE CONTINENT.
ERNEST LEROUX, 28, Rue Bonaparte,
Paris, France.
MARTINUS NIJHOFF, The Hague, Hol-
land.
IN INDIA.
Manager, Imperial Book Depôt, Delhi
GULAB SINGH & SONS, Mufid-i-'Am
Press, Lahore.
Manager, Punjab Law Book Depôt,
Anarkali Bazar, Lahore.
RAMA KRISHNA & SONS, Book-sellers
and News Agents, Anarkali Street,
Lahore.
Honorary Secretary, Punjab Religious
Book Society, Anarkali, Lahore.
N. B. MATHUR, Superintendent and
Proprietor, Nazir Kanun Hind Press,
Allahabad.
D. B.
TARAPOREVALA, SONS & Co.,
Bombay.
THACKER, SPINK & Co., Calcutta and
Simla.
NEWMAN & Co., Calcutta.
R. CAMBRAY & Co., Calcutta.
THACKER & Co., Bombay.
HIGGINBOTHAMS, Limited, Madras.
T. FISHER UNWIN, Calcutta.
V. KALYANARAM IYER & Co., 189,
Esplanade Row, Madras.
G. A. NATESAN & Co., Madras.
SUPERINTENDENT, AMERICAN BAPTIST
MISSION PRESS, RANGOON.
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
PUNJAB VETERINARY COLLEGE,
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
PUNJAB,
AND THE
GOVERNMENT CATTLE FARM, HISSAR,
For the year 1917-18.
Lahore :
PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT GOVERNMENT PRINTING, PUNJAB,
1918.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Subject.
NOTE ON VETERINARY PROGRESS IN THE PUNJAB BY THE
DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE.
REPORT ON THE PUNJAB VETERINARY COLLEGE FOR THE
THE YEAR 1917-18.
Staff ... ... ... ... ... ...
Admissions ... ... ... ... ... ...
Post-Graduate Course ... ... ... ...
Examination results ... ... ... ... ...
Other classes ... ... ... ... ... ...
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Museum … … … … ... ...
General results … … … … ... ...
New hostel … … … …
Punjab Veterinary Association … … … …
General … … … … ... ...
REPORT OF THE CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
PUNJAB FOR THE YEAR 1917-18.
Part I.—Administration.
General administration ... ... ... ... ... ...
Part II.—Treatment of Diseases.
I.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Mortality—Table II … … … … ... ...
Equines.
Glanders—Table II … … … … ... ...
Anthrax—Table II … … … … ... ...
Surra—Table II … … … … ... ...
Dourine—Table II … … … … ... ...
Other {Strangles }
diseases. {Tetanus } — Table II ... ... ... ...
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Bovines.
Mortality—Table II … … … … ...
Rinderpest—Table II … … … … ...
Anti-rinderpest inoculations -Table III … … … …
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia— Table II ... … … … …
Preventive vaccination - Table III … … … …
Preventive inoculation—Table III … … … …
Foot and mouth disease—Table II … … … …
Black-quarter—Table II … … … …
Vaccinations against black-quarter—Table III … … … …
Tuberculosis … … … …
Other Animals.
Mortality—Table II … … … …
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Sheep and Goats.
Gillar … … … …
Sheep-scab ... … … … …
Dogs.
Rabies ... ... ... ...
II.—OTHER DISEASES.
Treatment of diseases in villages—Table IV ... … …
Veterinary Hospitals.
Number of hospitals—Table V … … …
Part III.—Breeding Operations.
I.—Bovines.
Stud rulls—Table VIII … … … …
II.—Equines.
Number of stallions—Table X … … … …
Services of horse, pony and donkey stallions—Table XI … …
Feed and keep of stallions—Table XII … … …
Fairs and Shows.
Fairs and shows—Tables XIII and XIV … … …
Part IV.—Establishment.
Numerical strength—Table VII … … … …
Part V.—Expenditure.
Expenditure—Table XIV-A … … … …
Part VI.—General Remarks.
General remarks … … … …
REPORT ON THE GOVERNMENT CATTLE FARM, HISSAR,
FOR THE YEAR 1917-18.
A.—Review of the Chief Superintendent.
Review of the Chief Superintendent ...
B.—Report by Mr. R. Branford, Superintendent, Cattle
Farm, Hissar.
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(a) Black-quarter … … … …
(b) Equine contagious abortion … … … …
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(e) Contagious diarrhœa in calves
(f) Navel ill ...
(g) Piroplasmosis ...
(h) Rinderpest ...
(i) Strangles
(j) Surra ...
Farm stock during the year —
Herd bulls ...
Supernumerary bulls
Male produce ...
Cows ...
Heifers ...
Bullocks ...
Mules ...
Pony mares ...
Arabs ...
Donkey stallions ...
Donkey colts ...
Donkey mares
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Cultivation ...
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account of a decrease in deaths from rinderpest, but the deaths due to foot and
mouth disease and to blackquarter were more than double those recorded in
1916-17.
5. The number of veterinary hospitals in the province increased by five
and is now 127. The increasing value and popularity of these institutions
will appear from the fact that the total number of animals treated during the
year was over 360,000 against an average of 146,000 in the quinquennium
ending in 1910 and only 30,000 in the quinquennium ending in 1905. The
construction of a veterinary hospital is an appropriate object of private muni-
ficence and Sir Michael O'Dwyer commends for emulation by other public
spirited gentlemen the example of Lala Lachhmi Narayan who has built a new
hospital at Beri and that of the progressive inhabitants of Adampur who are
themselves building a hospital for their village.
6. The department is steadily working for the improvement of cattle
breeding and there are now 1,087 stud bulls at work in the province, an
increase of nearly 10 per cent. on the figures for last year. The majority of
additions during the year were Hissari bulls, the popularity of the Dhanni bull
being more or less restricted to the districts nearest to its home.
7. The Hissar cattle farm suffered seriously from the excessive monsoon
rains of 1917 and the consequent severe visitations of blackquarter, foot and
mouth disease, hæmorrhagic septicæmia and rinderpest. Surra made its first
appearance in the farm and is suspected to have spread from some of the camels
of the 2nd Government CamelCorps. The Lieutenant-Governor concurs in the
commendation bestowed by the Chief Superintendent on Mr. Rranford for his
management of the farm. The farm showed a profit of Rs. 43,181 on the year.
This marked improvement was due to a large number of births during the year
and to the marketing of animals and of fodder at a higher rate. The improve-
ment would no doubt have been even greater but for the loss caused by the
unprecedented sickness. Among the most noteworthy features of the year's
working should be mentioned the disposal of 100 cows at Rs. 300 each to a
representative of the Brazilian Government, the distribution of 206 bulls to
Punjab District Boards, a higher number than in any previous year, and the
realization of Rs. 3,123 for wool, the quality of which drew special commenda-
tion from the Cawnpore Woollen Mills, Ltd. The substantial addition which
has been made to the fodder reserve is also satisfactory especially in view of the
present year's shortage.
8. Colonel Farmer, C.I.E., has administered the department through¬
out the year with his usual vigour and ability. The Veterinary Department
has made remarkable progress year by year under his efficient and sympathetic
control. The Lieutenant-Governor desires to acknowledge the excellent work
done by him and the other officers of the department in spite of the extra
burden of work which has been thrown upon them by the shortage of staff and
by the prevalence of an unusual amount of sickness throughout the year.
H. D. CRAIK,
Revenue Secretary to Government, Punjab.
1544 CS-322-5-10-18—SG P Lahore.
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Report on the Punjab Veterinary College
for the year 1917-18
BY COLONEL H. T. PEASE, C.I.E., PRINCIPAL.
Staff.
1. I remained in charge of the College during the year, and in
addition to my own work carried out the duties
of Professor of Sanitary Science. Mr. W.
Taylor was Professor of Pathology and Parasitology and remained in charge
of the out-patient and small animals clinics. Mr. E. Burke, I.S.O., was Pro-
fessor of Surgery and in charge of the Horse Hospital. Khan Bahadur
S. Mahtab Shah, Gilani, was Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. Khan
Sahib Syed Sardar Shah was Professor of Bovine Pathology and in charge of
the Cattle Hospital. Ghulam Rasul Khan, who was appointed to officiate for
Khan Sahib Ghulam Hussain Khan, on furlough pending retirement, was
House Surgeon and Professor of Materia Medica and Pharmacy.
The following posts have remained unfilled owing to lack of suitable
candidates:—
1. 2nd Demonstrator of Anatomy.
2. Veterinary Graduate in the Dog Ward.
3. Assistant Professor of Botany.
4. Hospital Assistant.
It is hoped that suitable candidates for the above posts may be forth
coming after the War.
Admissions.
2. The summer session commenced on the 1st May and closed on the
30th June 1917. The winter session commenced
on 1st October 1917 and closed at the end of
March 1918.
Eighty-five new students were admitted into the College in April 1917.
Of these 55 were in the 3 years' and 30 in the 4 years' course. Four students
left from the 3 years' course, leaving 51, and 2 left from the 4 years' course,
leaving 28 in that class.
The second year class of the 3 years' course started with 45 students
of which 2 military students were remanded on account of ill-health,
leaving 43 to complete the year. The 4 years' course commenced with
31 students. One of these, Kashmira Singh, was allowed to go on recruiting
duty, and, having obtained about 150 recruits, was given a direct commission
in the Army. Two students were unable to attend the requisite number
of lectures on account of ill-health, so that only 28 completed the year's
training.
There were 45 students in the third year's class of the 3 years' course
and 20 in the 4 years' course. All but one, who unfortunately died just
before the examination, completed the year's training.
The students newly admitted in April 1918 came from—
Indian Cavalry Regiments
Remount Department
Imperial Service Lancers
State nominees and others
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Report on the Civil Veterinary Department,
Punjab, for the year 1917-18
BY COLONEL J. FARMER, C.I.E., CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT.
Part I.—Administration
1. The following statement shows the names of the officers who
held charge of the several appointments and the amount of touring perform-
ed by them:—
Name of
appointment.
Chief Superintendent, Civil Ve-
terinary Department, Punjab.
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, North Punjab.
Officiating
Superintendent,
North Punjab.
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, South Punjab.
Officiating
Superintendent,
South Punjab.
Deputy Superintendent, South
Punjab.
Officer under training ...
Name of officer.
Colonel J. Farmer,
C.I.E.
Mr. D. Meadows ...
Mr. T. F. Quirke ...
Mr. Q. Taylor
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Lala Kotu Ram ...
Ditto
MY. J.S. Garewal ...
Date of holding charge.
1st April 1917 to 31st March 1918
1st April to 18th April 1917
19th April 1917 to 31st March
1918.
1st April to 25th May 1917 and
26th July 1917 to 31st March
1918.
26th May 1917 to 25th July 1917
1st April 1917 to 25th May 1917
and 26th July 1917 to 31st
March 1918.
30th January 1918 to 31st March
1918.
Number of days
spent on tour.
204
5
108
128
42
237
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NUMBER OF
MILES
TRAVELLED
By rail.
5,953
187
9,188
5,591
3,390
9,840
530
By road.
2,617
119
907
627
818
1,829
156
The services of Mr. Meadows were placed at the disposal of the
Government of India in the Army Department,—vide Punjab Government
notification No. 184 S. R., dated 19th May 1917. Consequently the appoint-
ment of the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, North-West Fron-
tier Province and North Punjab, was held by Mr. Quirke from 19th April 1917
to 31st March 1918.
Mr. Taylor was on sick leave from 26th May 1917 to 25th July 1917,
during which period Lala Kotu Ram, Deputy Superintendent, held the appoint-
ment of the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, South Punjab.
2. Owing to the shortage of officers on account of War the Superinten-
dent, North Punjab, is still in charge of the Civil Veterinary Department
Administration of the North-West Frontier Province.
The Chief Superintendent, Superintendents and the Deputy Superintend
dent toured in all the districts of their respective circles except Karnal and
Kulu in connection with horse and cattle breeding, investigation of contagious
diseases and for the inspection of veterinary hospitals, etc.
The Chief Superintendent inspected the following hospitals outside his
own circle :—
Simla, Ferozepore, Ludhiana, Hissar, Lyallpur, Beri, Rohtak, Gujrat,
Jhelum, Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi, Murree and Kohala.
At the request of the Postmaster-General he inspected the ponies work¬
ing on the tonga line between Murree and Srinagar.
This department assisted the Army Remount Department in dealing
with contagious equine diseases in selected districts.
3. The system of instructing Veterinary Inspectors and Veterinary
Assistants was carried out as in previous years.
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Part II.—Treatment of diseases.
I.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Mortality—Table II.
4. During the year under report 30,085 deaths from contagious diseases
were reported in the province against 30,801 in
the previous year.
Although the reported deaths are less than last year, I am of the opinion
that a large number of deaths from surra have not been reported. The year
under report owing to the heavy rains was a very unhealthy one.
Equines.
Glanders—Table II.
5. During the year 6 cases of glanders occurred in the selected districts
under this department against 3 in selected and
one in non-selected districts in the preceding
year.
The Pathankot-Dalhousie and Pathankot-Palampur Line again remained
free from glanders.
Anthrax—Table II.
6. Only one case of anthrax was reported by the Army Remount Depart-
ment (from the Gujrat District) which was dealt
with by that department.
Surra-Table II.
7. During the year under report surra was again prevalent in the pro-
vince and 1,362 deaths were reported against 128
in the previous year. It was particularly bad in
Karnal, Ferozepore, Amritsar, Gujranwala, Multan, Lahore and Muzaffargarh
Districts.
The disease is very seldom reported by patwaris and the statistics give
no adequate idea as to its prevalence or the loss caused by it.
The year was very favourable to its propagation, and the extensive
movement of animals partly accounted for its appearance in some places where
it had scarcely been known before. With a view to reducing the mortality I
have advised horse owners to keep their animals in dark stables during the day
when biting flies are active.
Donifue—Table II.
8. Ten cases of dourine were detected during the year. There were 884
suspicious cases of this disease which were kept
under observation in different veterinary hospitals
and with their owners until each case was definitely diagnosed.
During the year every endeavour was made to make a survey of each
district for dourine, but on account of the heavy rains, and other causes owing
to the War, a satisfactory number of equines could not be collected for examina-
tion. Careful examination is made of each mare brought to be covered by a
District Board or Government stallion. All privately-owned stallions are ex-
amined whenever possible. The time has come for the registration of all
privately-owned stallions as this is necessary to control horse breeding.
Other diseases—Table II.
9. Strangles, tetanus and barsati have
been prevalent as usual.
Bovines.
Mortality—Table II.
10. During the year 26,153 deaths occurred from contagious diseases
against 27,795 in the previous year. Hæmorrhagic
Septicæmia was the cause of the largest number
of deaths. Owing to the shortage of staff a large number of vaccinations and
inoculations could not be performed.
Rinderpest—Table II.
11. With the exception of Jullundur, Rinderpest was reported from all
the districts of the province. 8,495 deaths were
reported from this disease against 15,045 in the
previous year. The number of deaths could of course be reduced if outbreaks
were reported earlier.