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Sardar Sahib S. Udam Singh, officiating Superintendent, Agra
Circle, was on leave on average pay for 1 month from 15th December,
1939, to 14th January, 1940, and Mr. Ram Swarup, Veterinary
Inspector, officiated as Superintendent during the period he was on
leave.

3. Mr. P. G. Pandey, M.Sc., M.R.C.V.S., held charge of the office of
the Veterinary Investigation Officer, United Provinces, for the entire
period of the year under report, he remained on tour for 179 days and
visited 32 villages in 15 districts in connexion with the investigation
into and the treatment of animal diseases. During the period under
review he devoted special attention to perfecting the scarification
method of vaccinating cattle and buffaloes against rinderpest, diag-
nosis of Johne's disease and tuberculosis, investigation into "Bisi"
in domesticated ruminants, surra in bovines and equines, sheep and
goat diseases, Ranikhet disease in fowls, and fodder poisoning in cattle.
A separate annual report submitted by this officer to the Imperial
Council of Agricultural Research deals in detail with the work done
during the year under report.

                                 CHAPTER II

                    TREATMENT OF DISEASES

                            Contagious diseases

Mortality. Table I.

4.  Epidemics among live-stock were less severe during the
year under report than last year. The re-
ported mortality from contagious diseases was

42,349 as against 44,992 in the preceding year. Haemorrhagic
septicaemia, blackquarter and anthrax were responsible for the
decrease.

5.  Deaths from other causes numbered 4,650 as compared with
4,855 in the previous year.

                             (a) Equines

Table I.

6. The death-roll under this head was 413 as against 445 in the
previous year.