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In swine a few cases of infection of the neck glands are found but it is not common.
QUARANTINE.
The following animals passed through quarantine during the year and no case of infectious or contagious disease occurred.
Horses. 216.
Cattle. 380.
Cows.
Bulls. 12.
Goats. 4.
In addition to the above the following animals were quarantined on importation for slaughtering and the following cases of disease detected.
Cattle. 69,371. Swine. 450,186. Sheep & Goats. 15,657.DISEASE AMONG THE ABOVE.
Cattle. Swine. Actinomycosis 1 case Emaciation 2 cases Anaplasmosis 4 cases Fever 4 cases Anthrax 3 cases Injuries 6 cases 2 cases Oedema 2 cases 4 cases Septicaemia Septic Metritis 35 cases 1 case Emaciation 32 cases 5 cases Jaundice 7 cases 2 cases Oedema 1 case 1 case Pyaemia Swine Fever Swine Erysipelas Septicaemia Tuberculosis(2) RESEARCH OPERATIONS.
The limited staff and the absence of a veterinary laboratory make this impossible.
(b) Animal Husbandry.
(1) Dairy proprietors continue to use only imported strains for keeping up the numbers of their herds and avoiding consanguinity. There is a tendency to reduce the percentage of Holstein-Frisian in the herds and increase that of Jersey. Cattle owners are gradually extending the areas under cultivation with guinea grass (PANICUM MAXIMUM). These areas consist of steep hillside not suitable for other crops. Roots for planting out are supplied free of charge from the areas of guinea grass adjoining the abattoirs.