CATTLE SURVEY OP THE AMRITSAE DISTRICT. 



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when prepared are worth from Rs. 3 to Rs. 4. Goats and sheep are 

 kept in ' baras ' (enclosures) fenced with brushwood and in the cold seasons 

 'chuppars' (thatched huts) are provided for shelter. 



IV. DISEASES OF CATTLE. 

 32. It may be stated that until recently no reliable statistics in 



regard to the mortality of cattle and other animals 

 Mortality. * . . . 



have been available. 1 he only information record- 

 ed in the past was obtained from figures supplied by veterinary assistants 

 who only reported deaths in outbreaks brought to their notice and attended 

 by them. In 1907 a system by which it was made incumbent on patwaris 

 to submit monthly returns to the Civil Veterinary Department was intro- 

 duced, and valuable information is obtained by this means. There is 

 no doubt that many deaths are not reported but as confidence increases sus- 

 picion will gradually disappear. 



A certain amount of confusion in nomenclature is inevitable bat this 

 is to a certain extent remedied through the agency of the veterinary staff 

 and will decrease as that staff increases. 



It may be said that the year 1908-09 was a particularly bad one for 

 cattle in the Amritsar District, a large number dying from disease. 



The following table shows the mortality from the principal epidemic 

 diseases during the year 1908-09 as reported by patwaris : 



