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existed in that area for some considerable time. It however
took a serious proportion during the year following the scar-
city of fodder due to the earthquake. The animals were
turned out to graze on the Bharthua Choer which favoured a
rapid growth of the causal parasite, Fasciola gigantica,
resulting in widespread infection. The disease was however,
soon brought under control by the Disease Investigation
Officer by the adoption of Carbon Tetrachloride which is a
specific. By the end of the year about 500 animals were
treated without any untoward result. The treatment is still
being continued.

(b)  Parasitic infestation (Bilharziosis) in Singhbhum
District.—Investigation of this condition was taken up
following a report from the Veterinary Inspector, Chaibassa
Circle. While conducting post-mortem examinations on
animals the inspector found schistosomes in enormous numbers
in the portal and mesenteric vessels and considered this to be
a very important contributory factor in bringing about the
death of the animals. A batch of 10 affected animals was
purchased and subjected to post-mortem examination which
brought to light that while in all buffaloes showing symptoms
of parasitic infestation, liver flukes of the species, Fasciola
gigantica, were met with in enormous numbers, in most of the
clinically affected bovines they were either found to be entirely
absent, or present in too insufficient numbers to account for
the symptoms. Schistosomes belonging either to the species,
schistosome spindalis, or schistosoma indicum, were, how-
ever, met with in all cases. In the absence of a definite
diagnosis by microscopic examination of the fæces, treatment
was advised for both schistosomes and liver flukes in order to
obtain the results.

(c) Johne's disease.—Following on the discovery of a
clinical case of Johne's disease in the herd of the Hazaribagh
Central Jail in June 1934, the entire jail herd, as well as the
herd of the adjoining Reformatory school numbering 28 and 24
respectively were tested by the double-intradermal tuberculin
test but none of the tested animals gave any reaction. Des-
truction of the clinical case was recommended but the animal
died, and was disposed of. Another case which was discovered
in the jail herd in October 1934, is being treated with Calcium
in the form of powdered calcium carbonate added to the ration,
and the results are being watched.

(d) Filaria hæmorrhagica infestation among buffaloes.—
An outbreak of this disease at Kodarma in Hazaribagh