OTHER DEPARTMENTS

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT

FUNCTIONS.

THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT are treatment of sick animals, control of cattle epidemics and castrations. The Department also conducts the work of control and destruction of ticks, advises people in the hygienic methods of animal management and participates in various cattle fairs and shows held at various places in the State by opening veterinary stalls, etc., for propaganda.

Organisation.

The animal husbandry activities in Kolaba district are control- led by the District Animal Husbandry Officer, Kolaba. He is a Class II Officer in the Animal Husbandry Service and is directly responsible and subordinate to the Regional Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, Bombay.

There are 13 veterinary dispensaries located at Alibag, Panvel. Roha, Karjat (there are four first-aid centres under veterinary dispensary, Karjat, viz., Kashara, Kondiwade, Neral and Kalamb), Khalapur (there are three first-aid centres under veterinary dispensary, Khalapur, namely, Chowk, Gulsunde, Khopoli), Pen, Uran, Shriwardhan, Poladpur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasla and Matheran.

The veterinary officers in charge of the veterinary dispensaries are government officers of Class III in the Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Service. There are stockmen attached to veterinary dispensaries for carrying out vaccination, castrations and treatment work in rural areas. There are two or three fixed centres in the jurisdiction of each veterinary dispensary which are periodically visited by the veterinary officers or stockmen for treating local animals, castration, etc. '

Statistics of Diseases.

In 1958-59, 865 animals were treated for contagious and non- contagious diseases and 430 castrations were performed at the veterinary hospitals and dispensaries in the district.

In the same year the veterinary staff also treated 4,891 animals and performed 5,468 castrations in the villages while on tour. The following are the statistics of outbreaks of main contagious cattle diseases and the inoculations and vaccinations carried out during the year 1958-59.

CONTAGIOUS CATTLE DISEASES, INOCULATIONS AND VACCINATIONS IN KOLABA DISTRICT

(1958-59)

Animals are sprayed with various D. D. T. preparations and 2,161 animals were spread with Gamexane powder against ticks during 1958-59.

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