1908.] 



Diseases of Animals. 



727 



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. 



November. 



11 Months Ended 

 November. 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine- Fever — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



173 

 1,821 



128 

 617 



1,935 

 12,704 



2,229 

 10,684 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... ... .'.J 



Animals attacked ... .. 



93 

 104 



76 

 105 



1,014 

 i,3i5 



988 

 1,327 



Foot-and- Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 







3 



112 





Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



5i 

 175 



59 

 120 



742 

 2,317 



794 

 i,795 



Sheep-Scab :— 



Outbreaks 



69 



93 



732 



540 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland.) 



Disease. 



November. 



11 Months Ended 

 November. 





1908. 



1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



Swine- Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



3 

 29 



5 



218 



155 



3,563 



144 



2,632 



Anthrax :— 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked i 







7 



10 



3 



^ 5 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 





1 





5 



10 



Sheep-Scab :— 



Outbreaks 







3i 



28 



333 



240 



