640 



Diseases of Animals. 



[jan., 1908.] 



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 ana Fisheries?) 



Disease. 



December. 



12 Months Ended 

 December. 





1907. 



1906. 



1907. 



1906. 



Swine- Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



107 

 59i 



152 



842 



2,336 

 u,275 



1,280 

 7,359 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



94 

 126 



78 



Il6 



1,089 

 1,466 



939 

 i,33o 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



63 

 143 



54 



97 



850 

 1,934 



1,066 

 2,012 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



210 



109 



751 



534 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



December. 



12 Months Ended 

 December. 



1907. 



1906. 



1907. 



1906. 



Swine- Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



17 

 157 



4 

 120 



161 



2,789 



95 

 1,103 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... ... »,.. 



An imals attacked 







3 

 5 



4 



8 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



1 

 1 





6 

 11 



8 

 16 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



85 



33' 



326 



254 



(5,000 1 I 08— H & S 2783) 



