398 



Diseases of Animals. 



[august, 



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. 



July. 



7 Months Ended 

 July. 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine- Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



153 

 1,151 



216 

 985 



i 5 345 

 7,219 



i,559 

 7,230 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



61 

 102 



65 

 78 



683 

 920 



673 

 887 



Foot-and- Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 







3 



112 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



80 

 202 



70 

 132 



487 

 1,522 



540 

 1,278 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



4 



6 



633 



406 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



July. 



7 Months Ended 

 July. 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to, infection 



608 



21 

 179 



124 

 2,687 



84 

 i,335 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



1 

 1 





5 

 8 



1 



3 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 





2 

 6 





3 

 7 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks ... ... 



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6 



7 



272 



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