640 



Diseases of Animals. 



[JAN., 1907.] 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS, 1894 to 1903. 



Number of Outbreaks, and of Animals Attacked or 



Slaughtered. 

 GREAT BRITAIN. 

 {From the Returns of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.) 



Disease. 



December. 



j 12 Months Ended 

 December, 



1906. 



1905. 



1906. 



1905. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



1S5 

 1,073 



92 



600 



1,280 

 7,359 



817 



3,876 



Anthrax : — 



Outljreaks ... 



Animals attacked 



106 

 141 



91 

 120 



939 

 1,325 



970 

 1,317 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



74 



131 



102 

 163 



1,070 

 2,012 



1,214 

 2,068 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



140 j 140 



534 



918 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 TecJuiical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



December. 



12 MoNiHs 1:.\ded 

 Decemiu-:k. 



1906. 



1905. 



j 1906. 



1 



1905. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



4 

 132 



I 



! . 



1,^03 



137 

 1,416 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





I 



I 



4 



8 



4 

 6 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 

 Outbreaks ... 

 Animals attacked 





2 

 7 



8 

 16 



31 

 107 



Rabies (number of cases) 

 Dogs ... 











Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



43 



62 



256 



339 



