Annual report of the Sudan Veterinary Service.

  • Sudan. Veterinary Service.
Date:
[1935]
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Credit: Annual report of the Sudan Veterinary Service. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ip r\ If. Osteoporosis A horse’s skull was received from Darfur showing the classical symptoms of the !rbig-head'r type of osteoporosis, A considerable number of horses and mules in the same locality had developed various kinds of obscure lameness and. bony swellings. The worst cases were destroyed and the remainder successfully treated with bone meal. 5 • ^sce 1 Ioncous „ The following uninteresting diagnoses were also mace * - Horses • » Piroplasmosis (Nuttalia equi), filariasis, epizootic lymphangitis, strangles, various septib- infections, ringworm. Mules • • Epizootic lymphangitis, various septic infections, filariasis, ringworm. Donkeys • Epizootic lymphangitis, ringworm, filariasis. Cattle * • Anaplasmosis, theileriasis. Fowl s * 0 3piro cha e to sis, in a variety Also a number of non-specific diagnoses of animals. VI, HIDES, In earlier years little has been done with laboratory hides beyond flaying them as carefully as possible and selling them to local merchants. This year, both at Khartoum and Malakal, the material has also been used for demonstration and experimental purposes. In Khartoum, demonstration has been almost the sole object, since none but light hides have been available. These do not find their way to a reputable market and one could not obtain useful tanners5 reports on the relative merits of pieces cured in various ways. They are, however, as useful as heavy hides for demonstrating the principles of flaying, fleshing, drysalting, flint-drying and folding. At Malakal, in addition to demonstrations, heavy hides have been cured in various ways and sent to England for tanner’s opinion as to the best method for general use In this country. Deports on them had not been received at the end of the year. B. R_E SEA R CJ Planned research has been steadily diminishing for a number of years in consequence of the steady increase in routine work. The only item that has received relatively steady attention has been cattle plague vaccine. Work on this has now ceased and the results are being incorporated in a paper shortly to be published, Other items that have received attention during the year are mentioned below.