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Diseases of Animals. 



349 



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. 



June. 



Six Months 

 ended June. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



or exposed to infection 



173 

 1,239 



293 

 1,889 



911 

 8,226 



1,192 

 6,068 



Anthrax ; — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



96 

 128 



86 

 105 



718 

 955 



618 

 815 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease :— 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 









3 



112 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



36 

 116 



60 

 155 



304 

 M53 



410 

 i,334 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



8 



4 



456 



629 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



June. 



Six Months 

 ended June. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever: — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



22 

 443 



• 18 

 308 



797 



no 



2079 



Anthrax :— 



Outbreaks .;. 



Animals attacked 







3 

 3 



4 

 7 



Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreaks 



12 



5 



285 



265 



