1909.] 



Diseases of Animals. 



85 



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. 



March. 



Three Months 

 ended March. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



103 

 1,149 



H7 

 855 



366 

 3,209 



398 

 1,906 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks .., 

 Animals attacked 



106 

 158 



96 . 

 117 



359 

 516 



321 

 441 



Foot -and- Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 









3 



112 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



52 

 255 



7i 



222 



153 

 522 



213 



723 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



59 



93 



372 



57i 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



March. 



Three Months 

 ended March. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



3 

 58 



11 



302 



8 

 7i 



40 



953 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked ... ... 



1 

 1 



1 



4 



2 

 2 



3 

 6 



Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreaks 



62 



29 



227 



221 



