20 The Blood Groups of Indian Cattle and Buffaloes
1,584 combinations of sera and cells were made. The details of these experi-
ments are given in Table VI.
TABLE VI
Number of cattle brought under experiment at the Government Cattle Farm
Hissar, and their distribution
|
No. of |
Date |
Number of |
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
||
|
Cows |
Bullocks |
Total |
||||||
|
23 |
26-7-41 |
12 |
— |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
|
24 |
27-7-41 |
12 |
— |
12 |
1 |
— |
1 |
10 |
|
25 |
28-7-41 |
12 |
— |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
|
26 |
29-7-41 |
12 |
— |
12 |
3 |
— |
5 |
4 |
|
27 |
30-7-41 |
12 |
— |
12 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
28 |
31-7-41 |
12 |
— |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
|
29 |
1-8-41 |
12 |
— |
12 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
|
30 |
2-8-41 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
— |
5 |
5 |
|
31 |
4-8-41 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
|
32 |
5-8-41 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
1 |
— |
2 |
9 |
|
33 |
6-8-41 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
3 |
— |
7 |
2 |
|
Total . |
97 |
35 |
132 |
16 |
4 |
34 |
78 |
|
|
Percentage |
12.1 |
3 |
25.8 |
59.1 |
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Out of 132 animals at Hissar, 16 (12.1 per cent) belonged to Group I,
4 (3 per cent) to Group II, 34 (25.8 per cent) to Group III, and the re-
maining 78 (59.1 per cent) to Group IV (negative).
The distribution of blood groupings in animals belonging to the herds
of this Institute and at Hissar is shown in Table VII.
TABLE VII
Percentage distribution of blood groupings in cattle and buffaloes at the two
Institutes
|
Place |
No. tested |
Group I |
Group II |
Group III |
Group IV |
|
Imperial Veterinary Research |
207 |
12.6 |
23.7 |
22.2 |
41.5 |
|
Government Cattle Farm, Hissar |
132 |
12.1 |
3.0 |
25.8 |
59.1 |
From the experiments mentioned, it was evident, that among the cattle
and buffaloes first tested, there were few positive cases. In the latter part
of the investigation, the number of positives increased considerably. A