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33. Two veterinary assistant surgeons in the district of Garhwal
having been found much too inadequate, another two men from the
headquarters staff have had to be specially deputed to cope with the
heavy work.

See table
IV.

34.     During the year under report there were 23 itinerating and 133
veterinary assistant surgeons placed in charge of hospitals and dispensaries
who toured in the interior when required to do so. They visited 14,175
villages and treated and castrated 57,946 animals as against 1,00,025.
The decrease of 42,079 is mainly attributable to the satisfactory climatic
conditions, good health of animals, and a smaller number of foot and
mouth disease outbreaks.

35.     Investigation of disease.—During the year under report one
hundred and seventy-eight smears of blood, pus, etc., were received at
the headquarters and circle laboratories for examination and report. The
detail is as follows :—

36. A good number of pathological and museum specimens, intestinal
and other parasites were also received, examined and stocked in the
laboratories.

37.     Experiments on a limited number of fowls suffering from roupe,
canker and chicken-pox were carried out and different kinds of treatment
were tried. " Kharsulphan" injected hypodermically proved very
effective, but due to unfavourable conditions and lack of accommodation,
it could not be tried on a large number, and so the experiment was
given up.

38.     Experiment on treatment of bursati wounds in horse by tarter
emetic and other drugs was also taken up and carried on on a limited
number of public horses, results of which were promising, but the course of
treatment being long it would not be tolerated by the general public.

39.     This year the laboratory attached to the Veterinary Adviser's
office has been equipped with a number of new appliances, and further
advance work, such as, section cuttings, media and culture making, urine
and faeces tests, etc. are being taken up.

40.    One hundred and eighty-nine cases of obscure nature were kept
under observation and treated with success at the Research station and