Strangles.—Table II.
9. Strangles, as usual, has been prevalent in the Punjab and more pre-
valent than we are aware of. Owing to the shortage of
staff, and the consequent great dearth of itinerating Veteri-
nary Assistants, only cases brought for treatment to the hospitals came to the
notice.
Tetanus.—Table II.
10. Tetanus is another disease that is more prevalent than is reported.
It is generally caused by the filthy dressings applied
to wounds by ignorant owners of animals.
Barsati—Table II.
11. Barsati is very prevalent in the Province, and the large majority
of cases brought to the notice of the department occurred
amongst the stallions kept for breeding purposes. The
disease, as its name implies, prevails during the monsoon, but it is by no means
confined to that season.
Bovines.
Mortality-Table II.
12. During the year 27,795 deaths occurred from contagious diseases,
against 11,665 in the previous year. As already mention-
ed, many deaths have been due to rinderpest and
haemorrhagic septicæmia. In the case of the former the larger outbreaks
have occurred in various parts of the Province at the same time, and shortage
of the staff did not permit of the necessary number of inoculations being
done. Nor was a sufficient supply of serum forthcoming from Mukhtesar for
all the inoculations desired.
Rinderpest.—Tables II and
III.
13. During the year under report 15,045 deaths were reported from
rinderpest, against 2,366 in the previous year. The
disease was very prevalent in the Karnal, Gujranwala,
Ferozepore, Sialkot, and Ambala Districts The largest number of deaths (6,306)
occurred in Karnal District. This was due to the numbers of cattle passing
through this district from Patiala, Jabha, Jind, Rohtak, and Hissar Districts to
the banks of the Jumna for grazing. It is in this manner that the disease was
spread. Anti-rinderpest inoculations were carried out
in 365 outbreaks, and 8l,105 animals were inoculated,
against 125 outbreaks and 25,580 inoculations last year.
Preventive Inoculation.—
Table III.
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia.
—Tables II and III.
14. There were 10,705 deaths from haemorrhagic septicæmia during
the year, against 7,065 in the previous year. The out-
breaks during the year have been very numerous, and the
increase in the number of deaths was really not large. This result was partly
due to the larger number of vaccinations (36,971) done by the Department,
against 26,228 in the previous year.
Foot and mouth disease.—
Table II.
15. There were 512 deaths from foot and mouth disease during the
year under report, against 675 in the previous year.
The disease was very prevalent The deaths that occurred
were due, in most cases, to maggot infection caused by the sarcophogus
linneatocollis.
Blackquarter.—Tables II
and III.
1C. One thousand and eighty-seven deaths were reported during the
year from blackquarter, against 1,415 in the previous
year.
Tuberculosis.
17. Tuberculosis, as mentioned in the last annual report, requires
careful investigation, as cases have been detected in
slaughter-houses.
Sheep and Goats.
Gillar.
18. Gillar has been prevalent as usual, and the instructions noted in
the last annual report have again been brought to the
notice of sheep-owners.
Sheep.scab.
19. Sheep-scab is brought to the notice of the Department on very few
occasions. It has been noticed that the owners of infected
animals treat the cases with mustard oil, which acts as a
blister, and not only destroys the parasites causing the disease, but also very
often kills the sheep.