BUREAU OF ANIMAL. INDUSTRY. 



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During the fiscal year market inspection was extended to two more 

 cities, making a total of 39 cities at whose public markets federal 

 meat inspection is conducted in order that interstate deliveries may 

 be made without violating the meat- inspection law and regulations. 



ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTIONS. 



The number of animals of each species inspected before slaughter 

 is shown in the following statement, which, though showing a ma- 

 terial increase in the number of cattle, calves, sheep, and goats in- 

 spected, shows so large a decrease in the number of swine as to make 

 the total ante-mortem inspections over 7,000,000 less than in the 

 previous year: 



Ante-mortem inspections of animals, fiscal year 1910. 



a This term is used to designate animals found diseased or suspected of being unfit for food on ante-mortem 

 Inspection, most of whicli are afterwards slaughtered under special supervision, the final disposition being 

 determined on post-mortem inspection. 



POST-MORTEM INSPECTIONS. 



The inspections made at the time of slaughter are shown in the 

 following statement which, while showing an increase in the slaugh- 

 ter of all classes of animals except swine, shows a decrease of nearly 

 6,500,000 animals as compared with the preceding year : 



Post-m.ortem inspections, fiscal year 1910. 



In the foregoing table are included the post-mortem inspections 

 of the carcasses of animals "suspected" on ante-mortem inspection, 

 the final inspections of carcasses that were retained" at the time of 



"This term is applied to carcasses held on suspicion on first post-mortem 

 examination to be subjected later to more thorough examination for determin- 

 ing final disposition. 



