ANNUAL REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE CIVIL
VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, CENTRAL PROVINCES
        AND BERAR, FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE

                            31 ST MARCH 1941

Mr. J. C. McDougall, I.A.S., Director of Agriculture, Central
Provinces and Berar, held charge of the department from the 1st
April to the 10th September 1940. I assumed charge of the
department on the 11th September 1940, forenoon, and conti-
nued till the end of the year under report.

During this period I inspected 37 full-fledged dispensaries,
six outlying dispensaries, four cattle-breeding farms, six cattle-breed-
ing units and six quarantine stations and attended two cattle shows
in the Province. I also attended the meetings of the Advisory Board
and Animal Husbandry Wing of the Imperial Council of Agricultural
Research held at Delhi and Izatnagar, respectively, in November
1940.

2.   Rai Bahadur R. V. Pillai, G.B.V.C., Deputy Director of
Veterinary Services, held charge of the Jubbulpore division till
the 8th December 1940, when he proceeded on leave for six months
and 15 days. He toured for 71 days and inspected 13 dispensaries,
7 quarantine stations and 3 outlying dispensaries.

3.   Mr. Bachan Singh, M.R.C.V.S., held charge of the post
of the Veterinary Investigation Officer till the 31st October 1940,
when he proceeded on four months' leave. He resumed duty on
the 1st March 1941. During this period he toured for 56 days and
visited 26 villages and 4 cattle farms in connection with the
investigation and treatment of animal diseases, and conducted
investigation inter alia into the following important problems :—

        Tuberculosis in cattle, blackquarter, anthrax, an obscure
            infection involving the glands of the head region in
            cattle, important protozoan conditions, Rhinospori-
            diosis, contagious abortion in cattle and some obscure
            diseases of sheep and goats.

        A brief resume of the interesting results achieved is incor-
            porated later in the report and a detailed report on the
            work of the Veterinary Investigation Officer for the
            year under review has been submitted to the Imperial
            Council of Agricultural Research.

4. Mr. J. V. Takale, L.Ag., N.D.D., Extra-Assistant Director,
held charge of the Animal Husbandry Section throughout the year.
He inspected all the five cattle-breeding farms and the experimental
sheep-breeding farm at Dhar, and attended the cattle show at Arvi.
He also attended the fourth meeting of the Animal Husbandry
Wing of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research and the