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Antemortem Inspections of Animals About to Be Slaughtered, Fiscal Year 1907 



In this year the United States Government inspection was in 

 force in 708 packing-houses in 186 cities. At postmortem inspec- 

 tion the following number of animals were inspected : 

 Postmortem Inspections, Fiscal Year 1907 



This gives some idea of the enormous amount of food animals 

 which are consumed in this country annually. Over 50,000,000 

 animals in all passed under United States inspection during this 

 single year. Of this number, over 30,000,000 were hogs, giving 

 again some idea of the enormous importance to the people of the 

 United States of the hog-raising industry. 



In the year 1908 the inspection figures were as follows: 

 Antemortem Inspections of Animals About to Be Slaughtered, Fiscal Year 1908 



1 This term is used to designate animals found diseased or suspected of 

 being diseased on antemortem inspection, most of which are afterward 

 slaughtered under special supervision, the final disposition being determined 

 on postmortem inspection. 



