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49. The Local Boards in Assam incurred the following expenditure in connection
with Veterinary charges. These figures are furnished by the Boards and are included
in the above total.

The sum of Rs. 268 against Breeding operation was spent by the Sibsagar Local
Board.

                         PART VI.—GENERAL REMARKS.

50.  The general progress made in former years was well maintained during the
year under report. The following incident may show how education is slowly but
surely spreading. A ryot on his own initiative brought to the Laboratory a drop of
blood from a dead bullock on a piece of broken bottle. He had seen an Assistant
take blood smears sometime previously.

51.  The following table shows the doses of Sera received during the years 1921-22
to 1924-25 :—

52. A part of the duties of the Assistants which is increasing and yearly becoming
more important is the examining and reporting on cruelty and maiming cases.
The following table shows the increase during the last three years :—

In addition to the above the number of cruelty and maiming cases sent to the
Hospitals at Gauhati, Shillong and Silchar was 41, 20 and 25 respectively, making
a total of 86 against 61 in the previous year. This is a step in the right direction
as the amount of cruelty perpetrated on animals throughout the province is great,
much of this is due to apathy and ignorance.

53. The Department was fortunate in having a visit during part of the cold
weather of Mr. Cooper, the Pathologist at the Imperial Institute of Veterinary
Research. Enquiry into the incidence of coccidiosis, piroplasmosis and other
diseases took up much of his time; with his previous experience in the
double inoculation of cattle to produce a permanent immunity against rinderpest
the opportunity was taken to immunise the cattle at the Government Farm, Shillong,
and in one private herd. This was successfully done without loss but following
the reaction a severe attack of piroplasmosis developed of which three animals died
out of about 90 treated. This is the first time the double inoculation has been carried
out in Assam. The thanks of the Department are due to Mr. Cooper for his
successful demonstration. As the double inoculation which means the injection