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Nature of disease

Specimens
confirmed

Bacteriological findings

Pasteurellosis .. .. .. .. ..

86

Bacillus anthracis .. .. .. ..

5

Mixed infection of B. anthracis and Pasteurello-
sis

2

Clostridium chauvei (Black leg) .. ..

2

Streptococcal mastitis .. .. .. ..

1

Poultry diseases

Pasteurellosis (Fowl cholera) .. ..

1

Pathological findings

Anaemia .. .. .. .. ..

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Production of glandular extracts.—450 [305] c.c. of spleen
extract were supplied to the field staff for the treatment of obscure
and chronic skin affections.

Goat virus production.—This is the only vaccine that the
Laboratory manufactures locally at present. During the year
under report 604,100 [662,200] doses of goat blood and tissue virus
were produced and 556,890[ 648,500] doses were supplied to the
veterinary dispensaries and quarantine stations. The seed virus
obtained from the Imperial Veterinary Research Institute, Muktesar,
completed 168 passages by the end of March, 1941, and it was found
to be fully potent.

In addition to the above, 628,400 [808,200] doses of goat
virus were produced and distributed by the divisional officers at
Raipur and Jubbulpore.

The following sera and vaccines obtained from Muktesar were
distributed :—

Doses

Anti-rinderpest serum .. .. ..

28,000

Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia vaccine ..

172,400

Blackquarter vaccine .. .. ..

24,150

Anti-anthrax serum .. .. .. ..

7,120

Fowl cholera serum .. .. ..

1,358

Fowl cholera vaccine .. .. ..

1,080

Fowl pox vaccine .. .. .. ..

1,600

Tuberculin (human) .. .. ..

55

Mallein .. .. .. .. ..

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