Buffalo fly (Siphona exigua[Haematobia irritans exigua]) continued to spread during the year. Cattle coming south are sprayed at Bororen and Isis Junction, using a D.D.T. preparation instead of the previously used tar-oil mixture. Field trials have shown that D.D.T. has considerable promise for the ...

II. E. is in charge of a large part of western Iran. He describes the geographical and climatic conditions, the livestock industry, and the veterinary organization, and gives a list of the principle diseases. Sheep are the most important animals and great use is made of their milk, fat and wool....

II. GENERAL.-There was a progressive increase in routine work at the expense of research. The cramping of research work is aggravated by inadequate and unsuitable accommodation. Nevertheless, a little research was done, owing to the presence of a second research officer.
BIOLOGICAL...

The staff consists of three veterinary inspectors, 27 veterinary assistant surgeons, 20 compounders and two disease investigation officers. The total animal mortality amounted to 7, 328 as compared with 4, 376 of the previous year. The causes of death being as follows: -RINDERPEST 1, 005 (429) in...

LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY.-The position generally was satisfactory, the most noteworthy feature being the success of the composite veterinary staff in the anti-, RINDERPEST campaign in the south of Tanganyika, resulting in the effective checking of the southward spread of the disease into Northern...

The report is given in tabular form. The staff consists of the director, disease investigation officer, officer in charge of goat-virus production, three veterinary inspectors, 25 veterinary assistant surgeons and 20 compounders.
Table I deals with mortality from contagious and other causes. 429...

(1) STAFF-The Presidency is divided into 12 veterinary circles each in charge of a district veterinary officer and there were in addition 282 veterinary assistant surgeons.
(2) BUDGET-The total expenditure was Rs. 9, 792, 81 (£78, 445) of which Rs. 2, 83887 were spent on hospitals and 78, 700 on a...

The report includes statistical data regarding the veterinary service, veterinary institutes, laws, and the breeding and diseases of domestic animals.
STAFF.-The total number of veterinarians in Czechoslovakia was 1, 833 and comprised 262 state veterinarians, 859 city veterinarians, 147 district...

The year was a very good one for animal health. No case of BOVINE CONTAGIOUS PLEURO-PNEUMONIA was observed. The tuberculin testing of cattle herds progressed, the number of TUBERCULOSIS-free herds rising to 59. The stickfast flea (Echnidnophaga gallin-aceae), which is a parasite on poultry, dogs,...

GENERAL
No details are given about staff or expenditure.
LIVESTOCK DISEASES
BACTERIAL DISEASES.-Here and mere losses were caused from ANTHRAX, Notes are given for French Guinea, Niger, Ivory Coast, and Senegal. Vaccination was employed on a large scale in French Guinea. HAEMORRHAGIC SEPTICAEMIA...