646 



Diseases of Animals. 



[NOV., 



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?) 





October. 



10 Months Ended 

 October. 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine- Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



169 

 1,483 



140 

 855 



1,762 

 10,883 



2,101 

 10,067 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



Animals attacked 



99 

 118 



84 

 128 



921 

 1 1,211 



912 

 1,222 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





z 



3 



112 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



60 

 223 



68 

 i 5 o 



691 

 2,142 



735 

 1,675 



Sheep-Scab :— 



Outbreaks 



16 



26 



663 



447 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



October. 



10 Months Ended 

 October. 





1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine- Fever :— 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



11 

 287 



19 

 336 



152 

 3,534 



139 

 2,414 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





1 



7 



10 



3 

 5 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 









5 



9 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



23 



*3 



302 



212 



