Annual report of the Sudan Veterinary Service.

  • Sudan. Veterinary Service.
Date:
[1952]
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Credit: Annual report of the Sudan Veterinary Service. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (d) The holder shall employ in a proper manner the facilities provided by the licensing authority for the improvement of hides and skins. 1 The intention is to apply this legislation only to slaughter houses which are provided with proper facilities. It was applied to Khartoum slaughter house from March onwards. Prior to March udes from this slaughter house, according to grading standards for flaying defects were never better than thirds but in March 59 per cen . were firsts, with no cuts or scores caused by the knife .14 percent were seconds with slight scores or minor cuts, 0 percent wi“l perce,nt reiects- At the same time in co-operation ith the hide purchasers a bonus scheme was introduced whereby layers who produced more than 50 percent firsts received 5 milliemes f ' ever.y first hide produced. A bonus of 10 milliemes was given to flayers who produced over 60 percent, 20 milliemes for over 70 per¬ cent and 30 milliemes for over 80 percent firsts produced. The draft Hides and Skins Bill was submitted in May to the Executive Council who decided that there was not sufficient time lor it to be presented to the Legislative Assembly before its SECTION IV. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT ,w , ™f'Ugh,tKe ™51 were light in the grazing areas of the iithern Sudan, livestock, with the exception of some herds and ocks in Kassala and Northern Provinces, remained in remarkably good condition. ^ w £e,?eral condition of Government animals was excellent. Wastage from all causes was estimated at 7 percent. In Kordofan Province a large number of scrub bulls were -castrated. Over 60 bulls from Dar Beni Helba in Darfur were purchased for stud purposes in Dar Messeria in Kordofan Province Kenana bulls were also imported from the Blue Nile Province The Awlad Himeid of Tegali District purchased a number of stud bulls fiom the White Nile area of Blue Nile Province. • fiInun!-lIe Prov]n5;e over 1100 scrub bulIs were castrated in the White* Nile area. Copper bull nose rings were introduced in the White Nile area for the control of working oxen. Thev are much more humane than the native method of ear control. It was reported that over 500 Kenana heifer calves had been purchased m the lung District by a merchant of Upper Nile Province, presu¬ mably for use as barter for bulls. Since August, when it was decided to give permanent protection against trypanosomiasis by inoculations of antrycide pro-salt everv two months to all cattle in the Torit dairy 'herd in Sanatoria Province, milk production has steadily increased. For the first time production of milk exceeded demands and it was possible to produce two or three pounds of butter daily.