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Inspections of American and Canadian animals for export, fiscal year WW. 



Most of the animals iRcluded in the above statement were shipped 

 to Great Britain, namely, of American animals, 119,525 cattle, 848 

 sheep, 510 horses, 1 donkev, and 14 mules, and of Canadian animals, 

 59,914 cattle and 1.342 sheep. 



The inspection of vessels carrying export animals and the enforce- 

 ment of the regulations continue to result in an exceedingly low per- 

 centage of losses of animals in transit. Statistics of animals landed 

 at British ports show that only 0.12 per cent of the cattle and 0.80 per 

 cent of the sheep were lost at sea, while no horses or other animals 

 were lost. 



During the fiscal year 10,257 horses were inspected by Bureau 

 veterinarians for shipment to Canada, 7,866 of which were tested with 

 mallein to determine whether or not they were affected with glanders, 

 and 146 were rejected on account of reacting to the mallein test. 

 There were also inspected for exportation to Canada 1,614 cattle, 

 21,795 sheep. 64 swine, 249 goats, and 1.038 mules. Of the cattle 

 there were tested with tuberculin 560, of which 21 reacted and were 

 rejected. Of the mules 923 were tested with mallein and 8 were 

 rejected. 



For shipment to the Hawaiian Islands there were tested with mallein 

 65 horses and 613 mules, of which 8 horses and 14 mules reacted to 

 the test; also 179 cattle were tested with tuberculin, 23 of which 

 reacted. 



INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE OF IMPORTED ANIMALS. 



Owing to the existence of communicable diseases of animals among 

 the live stock of various parts of the world, importations from over 

 seas have been restricted to Great Britain, Ireland, and the Channel 

 Islands, and it is required that a permit be procured from the Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture prior to shipment from countries other than 

 North America for cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, and swine, for 

 their landing subject to inspection, and their detention in quarantine 

 at one of the federal quarantine stations at the port of entry. Horses 

 are admitted subject to inspection and without quarantine. 



The number of animals imported during the fiscal year is shown 

 in detail by the following tables: 



