436 Diseases of Animals. 



[AUG., 



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. 



July. 



Seven Months 

 ended July. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Om breaks 



or exposed to infection 



232 

 i,959 



181 

 1,346 



i,i43 

 10,185 



i,373 

 7,4H 



Anthrax :— 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



108 

 146 



80 

 125 



826 

 1,101 



698 

 940 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease: — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 









3 



112 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



40 

 138 



95 

 224 



344 

 1,291 



505 

 i,558 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



8 



4 



464 



633 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland!) 



Disease. 



July. 



Seven Months 

 ended July. 



1909. 



1908. 



1909. 



1908. 



Swine-Fever: — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



25 

 523 



16 

 618 



75 

 1320 



126 

 2697 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 





1 



3 

 3 



5 



8 



Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreaks 



28 



6 



313 



271 



