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Diseases of Animals, [march, 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 and Fisheries?) 



Disease. 



February. 



2 Months Ended 

 February. 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



1 



Swine- Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



119 

 515 



176 

 854 



251 

 1,051 



323 

 1,461 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



Animals attacked 



121 

 159 



96 

 121 



225 

 324 



167 

 212 



Foot-and- Mouth Disease :— 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked ... 



3 



112 





3 



112 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



75 



302 



93 

 258 



144 



497 



173 



408 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



264 



1 



139 



478 



284 



IRELAND. • 



(From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



February. 



2 Months Ended 

 February. 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



15 

 344 



17 



347 



29 

 651 



33 

 568 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



1 





2 

 2 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 









Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



1 10 



62 



190 



in 



(5,500 3 I 08— H&S 31 10) 



