1908.] 



Diseases of Animals. 



237 



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. 



May. 



5 Months Ended 

 May. 



1908. 



1907. 



I9OO. 



1907. 



Swine- Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



344 

 1,258 



370 

 1,656 



899 

 4,179 



1,045 

 5,127 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked ... ... ; 



121 

 141 



155 

 210 



528 

 707 



525 

 719 



Foot-arid- Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 







3 



112 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks ... ... ... 



Animals attacked 



83 

 258 



90 

 243 



349 

 1,175 



404 

 955 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... j 19 



t| 





625 



39o 



IRELAND. 



(From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



May. 



5 Months Ended 

 May. 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine- Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



30 

 564 



9 

 143 



93 

 1,770 



57 

 1,035 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



1 

 1 





4 

 7 



3 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 











Sheep-Scab :— 



Outbreaks 



16 



12 



261 



159 



