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               CHAPTER IV—VETERINARY EDUCATION.

A.   Training of students for posts in the Subordinate Service (Veterinary
Assistant New Grade) at the Insein Veterinary College.—(1) A third batch
of students completed their training in October 1936, fourteen students
out of a total of 18 who entered for the course being successful. Of
these, seven students were granted a Government stipend during their
training and three students were trained for a Timber firm for work in
elephant sick camps. Eleven graduates from this course were appointed
to posts in the Subordinate grade of the Department.

(2). A fourth batch was recruited in November 1936, consisting of
16 students of whom six were awarded Government stipends.

Two additional students, one from the Shan States and one from a
Timber firm, were allowed to undertake the course.

The Evans Memorial prize, which is won by the student gaining the
highest marks in the qualifying examination at the conclusion of the
Veterinary Assistant's Course, was won in 1935-36 by Maung Tha Han

B.   Refresher Course —No refresher course was held during the
year as all the members of the stalf were fully employed throughout
the year in the Anti-Rinderpest vaccination campaign.

C.   Students under training in Foreign Colleges.—Eight selected
students were sent to Madras in July for training as District Veterinary
Inspectors in a 3-years' course. Of these, two entered for the Degree
Course in the Madras University.

The total number of Burma students under training at Madras
during this year was 21.

Five additional students went for training to the Veterinary College
of Bengal.

In addition to the above, two State Scholars were sent to the United
Kingdom during the year to study Veterinary Science and were admitted
to the London and Dublin Veterinary Colleges respectively.

D.   Instruction in villages by the Field Staff.—Propaganda work was
continued by touring officers. This was principally directed towards
the control of Rinderpest. The results of prophylactic vaccination in
clean and outbreak areas afforded a good opportunity for practical
demonstrations of the value of preventive inoculation work.

E. Bulletins and Leaflets.—The question of organising propaganda
work on a more elaborate system has been held in abeyance pending the
provision of further staff to the Department.

               CHAPTER V.—VETERINARY RESEARCH.

LABORATORY WORK AT THE INSEIN VETERINARY RESEARCH.
                                       LABORATORY.
1. Routine work.—Pathological specimens examined.—(a) Bloodsmears.
—During the year 832 bloodsmears were examined. Of these 486 were