22 CATTLE SU VTDY OP THE AMRITSAR DISTRICT. 



Agriculturists give goor and g~hi in this disease but they have little or 

 no effect on its course. Those who can afford to bey gram and forage, 

 and are liberal enough to do so, manage to save a number of their animals 

 but these are exceptional cases. 



40. Contagious pleuro-pneuinonia is not recognised as a contagious 



disease and ia point of fact appears to be uncom- 

 Lung disease. i -i j -i , i 



mon. Lung diseases are included under the name 



of till and are well- known among agriculturists. 



Cattle suffering from chest affections are frequently brought to hospitals 

 for treatment. 



Cow-pox. 41. Cow-pox and sheep-pox are nob uncommon. 



42. Surra is well-known in the district in equines and several villages 



in the Ajnala Tahsil suffered from its ravages during 

 the past autumn of 1908. Few recognise that the 



disease is spread by biting flies and that precautions are necessary, but in 

 time they will probably learn this. There is no treatment practised for 

 this disease. 



43. Strangles is also well-known and recognised. Agriculturists are 



in the habit of fomenting the symptomatic abscess 

 Strangles. . 



and the animals generally recover. 



44. Surgical diseases and skin affections are the most usual of the 



ordinary affections to which animals are liable 

 Other diseases. * 



and no other diseases appear to call for any special 



remarks. 



