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shoeing charges were considerably reduced, viz. Re, 1-4-0 for
hackney carriage ponies and Re. 1-0-0 for ekka ponies.

43.  Riding class.—Students of this class received regular
training in equitation. Two riding ponies got ill and therefore
could not be put to work for some months.

44.  Breeding bull.—A stud bull was maintained at the
hospital for free service to cows of the public. The local
inhabitants took full advantage of the privilege and brought
no less than 94 cows,

45.  Research laboratory.—Research work was continued
by Mr. P. G. Malkani, the Research Officer, on the life history
of the parasite of nasal granuloma, transplantation experi-
ments in infective sarcoma in dogs and Johne's disease, and special
attention was focussed on the study of the true histo-pathology
in Kumri. Questionnaires were issued in connection with
diseases of unknown etiology, diseases of fowls, mastitis and
abortion in cows, and a commencement was made in the study of
bovine lymphangitis, mastitis and abortion.

The programme of research for 1934-35 is as follows:—

(1) Studies in Rinderpest, (2) Studies in Kumri.

46. Goat virus inoculation.—Inoculation against rinderpest
by the goat virus alone method was again undertaken by the
Research Officer. Altogether 108 animals of the Government
Cattle Farm were immunized by this method and the operation
was quite successful. While conducting this experiment, last
year's experiments were repeated (1) to test the effect of 2nd
dose of goat virus given 8 days after first inoculation and (2)
to test the immunity after 11 days, 17 days and 1 year, of
vaccinated animals against bull virus. These experiments
showed (1) that revaccination with goat virus 8 days after
primary vaccination does not alter the reaction of animals that
give a poor reaction to the primary vaccination and (2) that
animals vaccinated with goat virus alone method, 11 days,
17 days and 1 year before have enough immunity to withstand
a dose of bull virus which produced a thermal reaction in 10
animals, and rinderpest in one.

47.  Bovine abortion.—Three agglutination tests were carried
out for suspected cases of bovine abortion with negative results.

48. Vaccine.—Autogenous vaccines for different diseases
of equines and bovines including mastitis were prepared at the
laboratory and supplied to the veterinary assistant surgeons
in the mufassal and college hospital.

49. Routine laboratory work.—1,365 specimens including
blood, pus, fæces, urine, skin scrapings, etc, received from
various sources were examined at the laboratory, and out of