Annual report of the Sudan Veterinary Service.

  • Sudan. Veterinary Service.
Date:
[1939]
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Credit: Annual report of the Sudan Veterinary Service. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3 SECTION i DISEASES or ACTUALS. I. DISEASES OF CATTLE Cattlo Plague A11 ho ugh of a 1 ow v i r ul e no a t a disease w a s widespread. Reports of outbreaks Yv „.-e received from all cattle rearing districts except those of Northern Province. In all cases where outbreaks 'were immediately reported to Veterinary representatives, thus making ible to enforce routine methods of control, rumisation of all in-contacts followed by it, poss i.e. se deliberate mixing of serunised and diseased beasts and vac infecte disease cination or a circle ■d herd, the mortality 1 of cattle round the was light and the was prevented from spreading further afield. The Senior Veterinary Insp Province, reports that ect or, Kordofan Rinderpest vaccine is very popular with most tribes. The Llesseria claim that they have improved on the technique of vaccination. Towards the end of the prescribed period, as the temporary immunity fades, they put their cattle in contact with infected beasts. Natural infection results in many cases and permanent immunity follows. It is said that the death rate is very low as a result of this practice. The inhabitants of the Nuba mourn:,ains are gra .mlly gaining confidence in veterinary activities, but owners are still suspicious in many hills and reports of outbreaks often come in too late to be of any use. However, more extensive use is being made of prophylactics by chiefs and heads of communities, usually for the benefit of their private herds? but no doubt the practice will spread to their people later on.