78 



Diseases of Animals. 



[APRIL, 



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. 



March. 



3 Months Ended 

 March. 





1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



147 

 S55 



152 

 1,009 



398 

 1,906 



475 

 2,470 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



92 

 112 



88 



3i7 

 436 



255 

 327 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease :— 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 







3 



112 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



66 

 214 



69 

 144 







210 

 711 



242 

 552 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



93 



61 



57i 



345 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



■ 



March. 



3 Months Ended 

 March. 



1908. 



1*907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine- Fever : — 



! Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



11 



302 



8 



166 



40 

 953 



4i 

 734 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



1 



4 





3 

 6 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks ... ... ... 



! Animals attacked 









— 



Sheep-Scab :— 



Outbreaks 



30 



19 



220 



130 



