974 



Diseases of Animals. 



[march, 



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. 



February. 



Two Months 

 ended February. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



*°5 



1,017 



96 

 379 



263 

 2,060 



251 

 1,051 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



114 

 177 



90 

 124 



253 

 358 



225 

 3 2 4 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease:— 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





3 



112 





3 



112 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



52 

 162 



58 

 209 



101 

 267 



142 



5oi 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



123 



187 



313 



478 



IRELAND. 



(From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



February. 



Two Months 

 ended February. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever: — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



2 

 1 



12 

 304 



5 



29 

 651 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





1 



1 

 1 



2 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 











Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreaks ... 



80 



85 



165 



192 



