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or 4 days from shock due to the absorption of the Foot
and Mouth virus in the milk of the infected ewes, or
gastro entritis. Carcasses and samples of ewes' milk were
sent to the Veterinary College, Lahore, for examination,
and on the advice of Mr. Taylor, then Professor of
Pathology, the ewes were given an intravenous injection
of 25cc Lugol's Solution with noticeable results, statistics
of which will be prepared before the next Annual Report.

This latter outbreak was great strain on the Veteri-
nary staff and all concerned worked with unceasing enthusi-
asm. Syed Ghulam Hussain, P. V. S., practically lived in
the Sheep Farm during the outbreak, and M. Atta
Mohamad Khan, Farm Overseer I, in addition to per-
forming his ordinary very considerable routine duties
inoculated ewes at an average of 94 per diem, no mean
feat.

13. Farm Veterinary Hospital.—The details of cases
treated during the year is as follows:—

14. Dairy.—The work of handling and gentling heifers,
and occasional weighing of milk yields was continued on
the Farm during the year, with a view to starting milking
tests next year. From the 1st April 1926 the following
extra staff for recording milk yields, etc, was sanctioned:—

               1 Dairy Supervisor,

               1 Literate Dairy Foreman, and

             10 ordinary Dairy attendants,

it will now be possible to carry on proper tests and milk
recording work, for inclusion in future reports.