The 1964 census showed 3, 852, 035 cattle, 562.606 goats, 384, 854 sheep, 95, 532 pigs, and 96, 619 equines. There was a small outbreak of FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE in cattle, which was due to the same virus strain (SAT 2) and occurred in the same locality as the 1962 outbreak. Erection of a cordon...

This should be read in conjunction with the abstracts of the reports of the Assistant Directors Field and Research which follow and deal in more detail with special points of interest. A regular intake of professional staff is now envisaged under the Government Bursary Scheme for training. An...

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE virus type SAT 2 spread from Tanganyika to Kilimanjaro. A concurrent "O" type infection spread south and east to the Tanganyika border. Most districts were infected with either "O" or "A" type virus infection during the year. F. & M. disease vaccine is widely and confidently...

The shortage of Veterinary Officers reduced the disease control and marketing services. The cattle population at 396, 145 head represents 4% increase in spite of a 10%, offtake for slaughter. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE control measures were removed and no further outbreaks were recorded nor any cases...

Cases of ANTHRAX in cattle occurred in Blue Nile Province and in the quarantine at Khartoum North (22) and Wadi Haifa (87) and a few cases of ANTHRAX and of CASEOUS LYMPHADENITIS in sheep and goats.
Forty-five animals were destroyed because of CRYPTOCOCCUS INFECTIONS.
There was a decrease in the...

The research projects of the Bureau of Animal Industry cover a wide field, some being directed to the solution of special wartime problems. The Bureau's drive for the elimination of bovine TB. is nearing completion and the eradication of cattle ticks is 99% complete. At the end of the fiscal year,...

Livestock were remarkably free of disease. Eight cases of BRUCELLOSIS in horses were reported, but there were no cases of GLANDERS or DOURINE, which have been eliminated. There were more outbreaks of EQUINE INFLUENZA than in 1944, but only 12 cases of EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS. Some cases of EQUINE...

Serious loss of livestock during the German occupation necessitated the importation of large numbers of animals by the UNRRA organization in an endeavour to restore the predominantly agricultural economy of Greece.
There are 160 qualified veterinarians. One hundred of these are employed by the...

GENERAL-The year was unusually dry and there was serious shortage of grazing in the northern areas, where, in addition to the drought, locusts were also troublesome. Messrs. Liebig's factory opened in July and received 4, 258 cattle from settled areas, 3, 709 from native reserves, and 3, 846 from...

There were 581 veterinary officers in the Rumanian civil veterinary service in 1932. The number rose to 547 in 1935. These officers were distributed over 71 districts.
During the period under review the following diseases were made notifiable or modifications made in the schedule: -TUBERCULOSIS of...