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work for some time was dislocated, and classes were carried on
with difficulty under unfavourable conditions. The above
buildings have since been repaired except the main college in
which the repairs are in rapid progress and are expected to
be completed before the commencement of the ensuing session.

                    Professional Examination and Training.

56. The Bihar and Orissa Veterinary Examination
Board.—The half-yearly professional examinations of the sub-
ordinate officers were conducted by the Board twice as usual,
i.e., in April and October, the Board having been constituted by
Major Riley as the President and Head Examiner and Messrs.
Malik and Sen as second and third examiners, respectively.
Mr. Sen also acted as Secretary to the Examination Board.

57. Altogether 46 veterinary assistant surgeons appeared
at the examinations, and out of them, 29 passed in all subjects
the percentage of passes being 63.1. The final results of these
examinations were published in the Gazette as usual.

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                                    Treatment of diseases.

58. Although contagious diseases were prevalent all over
the province, it is satisfactory to have to note that the department
has been able to record the work of another healthy year, inasmuch
as no widespread epidemic of any of the deadly diseases, such as
rinderpest or hæmorrhagic septicæmia were brought to notice.
Moreover, anthrax was not reported in the entire region of
North Bihar, while the two districts, Cuttack and Puri, are
reported to have remained free from rinderpest for two consecu-
tive years, viz. 1932-33 and 1933-34. Apart from the question
of seasonal virulence of some of these diseases, this satisfactory
state of affairs must have been due, to a considerable extent, to
the activities of the department. Prompt preventive measures
have always been taken wherever possible. It is only foot and
mouth disease that appears to have caused some trouble in the
Central and Orissa Ranges, especially in the districts of Ranchi,
Singhbhum and Sambalpur. The disease was, however, not
reported in Bhagalpur and Shahabad districts.

59. The incidence of the principal contagious diseases of the
province is shown in the map appended hereto.

60. During the year, altogether 5,865 outbreaks of different
contagious livestock diseases were brought to notice, as compared
with 5,063 reported in 1932-33. In these outbreaks, out of
a total number of 108,454 animals affected, 14,973 died,
compared with 89,198 attacks and 20,896 deaths recorded in
the preceding year. The number of animals affected include