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unfortunately shows a tremendous increase when compared with the previous year
which showed 13 districts affected and a mortality of 9,179. During the year under
report the mortality was specially heavy in. Sylhet, Kamrup, Goalpara, Nowgong, and
Cachar.
14. Foot and mouth disease.—This disease was reported from 11 districts and
caused 10,172 deaths. The districts of Nowgong, Sylhet, and Kamrup showed the
heaviest mortality. In the previous year 9 districts reported foot and mouth disease
with a total mortality of 5,378.
15. Anthrax—Was
reported from 11 districts and caused 1,576 deaths. Cachar
and Sylhet were the two districts most severely affected. In the previous year anthrax
was reported from 7 districts and caused 370 deaths.
16. Hæmorrhagio septicæmia—Was
reported from 9 districts, the total mortality
being 4,616. The heaviest mortality was in the district of Kamrup. The previous
year's report showed 8 districts to he affected and the total deaths reported were 380.
17. Black quarter.—This disease was reported from 3 districts and caused 491
deaths. In the previous year three districts were affected and 25 deaths were reported.
18. Other contagions diseases caused 18,241 deaths but no details of this loss is
available. Probably there may have been some doubt regarding the diagnosis in
outlying districts.
PREVENTIVE INOCULATION.
19. During the year under report there were 69 outbreaks of rinderpest in which
preventive inoculation was undertaken ; 2,748 animals died uninoculated and 18,308
animals were inoculated (this includes 6,674 head of cattle inoculated by the
Veterinary Surgeon to the Indian Tea Association). There were 169 deaths reported
amongst the inoculated animals. In the previous year there were 33. outbreaks of rin-
derpest in which 3,604 animals died uninoculated and 12,293 were inoculated with
104 deaths after the operation. In three outbreaks of anthrax in which 51 ani-
mals died before inoculation, 181 were inoculated and no further deaths were
reported. In the previous year two outbreaks occurred and 38 animals died before
inoculation ; 809 animals were inoculated and no deaths recurred. In one outbreak
of Hæmorrhagic septicæmia in which 7 animals died ; 376 animals were inoculated
and no further loss was reported.
20. The Veterinary Assistants visited 1,225 villages and treated 11,028 animals ;
of these, 6,320 were suffering from contagious diseases and 4,612 were treated for
non-contagious diseases. In the previous year 1,137 villages were visited and 23,001
animals were treated.
VETERINARY HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES,
21. At the beginning of the year there were 8 Veterinary dispensaries. No
new ones have been added, but two—Noakhali and Tippera—have been closed for
the greater part of the year owing to the resignation of the Veterinary Assistants,
and no qualified men have been available to fill the. vacant posts. The dis-
pensaiies at Dacca and Noakhali are only maintained at present for the treatment
of Municipal cattle. Including the one at Dacca, six dispensaries worked throughout
the year. The total number of in-patients and out-patients treated at dispen-
saries are, respectively, 647 and 6,231. In several instances complete returns
have not been forwarded and are not now available. Last year there were 558
in-patients and 9,278 out-patients. There is an increase in the number of in-patients
and a decrease in the number of out-patients treated in the year under report.
III.—BREEDING OPERATIONS.
1. BoviNES.
22. At the beginning of the year there were in this province three bulls—the
property of the Government. They were stationed at Shillong, Cachar and Kamrup.
The bull at Kamrup died during the year and the one at Cachar was disposed of in
October 1906, as he was old and useless. The bull at Shillong is a fair specimen of
the Patna breed, and although he is now a very old animal, he is still able to produce
healthy stock. There is one bull in Noakhali and four in Bakarganj which are the
property of the District Boards. With the exception of the small herd at Shillong
no breeding operations are being carried out at present.
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