DEVELOPMENTAL DEPARTMENTS

CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT

[The Department is now re-named as the 'Animal Husbandry Department'.]

Functions.

THE VETERINARY ACTIVITIES IN RATNAGIRI DISTRICT are controlled by the Divisional Veterinary Officer, Kolhapur Division, Kolhapur, who is in charge of two districts, viz., Kolhapur and Ratnagiri. He is an officer of Class II rank in the Maharashtra Veterinary Service and is directly responsible and subordinate to the Director of Animal Husbandry, Maharashtra State, Poona.

Organisation.

The main functions of the Civil Veterinary Department are treatment of sick animals, control of cattle epidemics, and castrations. It also conducts the work of control and destruction of ticks, and 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.

Veterinary Dispensaries.

In 1958, there were ten veterinary dispensaries in the district located at Ratnagiri, Deorukh, Chiplun, Khed, Dapoli, Rajapur, Deogad, Kankavli, Sawantwadi and Malvan. There were three veterinary aid centres located at Latwan, Malgund and Kelshi.

The veterinary officers in charge of the dispensaries are Government Officers of Class III in the Maharashtra Veterinary Service. 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, Inoculations and Vaccinations.

In 1957-58, 11,172 animals were treated for contagious and non-contagious diseases and 759 castrations were performed at the veterinary dispensaries in Ratnagiri district. The veterinary staff toured in the villages and treated 19,554 animals and performed 1,339 castrations. Following are the statistics of outbreaks of main contagious cattle diseases and the inoculations and vaccinations carried out during 1957-58.

CONTAGIOUS CATTLE DISEASES, INOCULATIONS AND VACCINATIONS (1957-58).

Eradication of Ticks.

In 1957-58, the animals treated with Hexidole powder preparations, for the same purpose, numbered 45,038.

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