4*8 



Diseases of Animals. 



[sept., 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS, 1894 to 1903. 



Number of Outbreaks, and of Animals Attacked cr 



Slaughtered. 

 GREAT BRITAIN. 



(From the Returns of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries?} 



Disease. 



August. 



8 Months Ended 

 August 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine- Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



126 

 1,281 



264 

 1,265 



i,47i 

 8,500 



1,823 

 8,495 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



77 

 95 



77 

 105 



760 

 1,015 



750 

 992 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked ... 







3 



112 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



68 

 236 



88 

 162 



555 

 i,758 



628 

 1,440 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



4 



TO 



637 



416 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



August. 



8 Months Ended 

 August. 





1908. 



1 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine-Fever : — 



i Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



8 



176 



25 

 335 



132 

 2,863 



109 

 1,670 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



1 

 1 





6 

 9 



1 



3 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks ... ... ./.} 



Animals attacked 





1 

 1 





4 



8 



Sheep-Scab :— 



Outbreaks 



4 



5 ■ 



.. .. f ' 4 



276 



190 



