1909.] 



Diseases of Animals. 



i73 



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. 



April. 



Four Months 

 ended April. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



149 



i,563 



157 

 1,015 



5i5 

 4,772 



555 

 2,921 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



126 

 156 



88 

 129 



485 

 672 



409 

 57o 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 









3 



112 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



66 

 323 



55 

 209 



219 

 845 



268 

 932 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



37 



35 



409 



606 



IRELAND. 



(From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



April. 



Four Months 

 ended April. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 1 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



2 



.46 



23 

 253 



10 

 117 



63 

 1206 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... 



Animals attacked 







2 

 2 



3 

 6 



Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreaks i 



26 



23 



253 



244 



