Annual Report on the Civil Veterinary Department,
            United Provinces, for the year 1934-35

                                    CHAPTER I

                    GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

1.   Khan Bahadur Shaikh Niaz Mohammed officiated as Director
Veterinary Service, up to June 30, 1934, after which date he retired
on superannuation pension. I took charge of the department on
July 1, 1934, and continued for the rest of the year under report.

2.   Up to the time of handing over charge Khan Bahadur Shaikh
Niaz Mohammed was on tour for 50 days, visited 8 districts, inspected
13 veterinary dispensaries and 5 stallion stands. I toured for 159
days, visited 27 districts, inspected 67 veterinary dispensaries and 9
stallion stands. I attended the Advisory Committee meetings of the
Imperial Council of Agricultural Research held at Simla in Septem-
ber, 1934, and at Delhi in February, 1935. I also proceeded to
Bombay to purchase Arab stallions for the improvement of horse-
breeding in the province. The amount of touring and inspection
work done by the three Superintendents of the department is shown
in the following statement :—

All the Circle Superintendents held charge of their respective circles
throughout the year under review.

3. The Veterinary Investigation Officer, Mr. H. B. Shahi,
toured for 171 days visiting 11 districts. The work of this officer
was confined almost entirely to the control of Rinderpest with the use
of blood, and tissue antigen, as advocated by the Imperial Institute
of Veterinary Research, Muktesar. He, in addition, made a general
survey of cattle diseases in the Almora District, carried out experi-
ments on the treatment of poultry at the Research Station, Lucknow,
conducted work on the treatment of Surra in different centres in the
province, worked on bovine contagious abortions, and made a
research into Joint 111 among young calves in the different breeding;
centres in the province.