1052 



Diseases of Animals. [March, 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS, 1894 to 1909. 



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. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



101 



849 



105 

 1,017 



203 

 1,539 



263 

 2,060 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks .;. 

 Animals attacked 



121 

 149 



"3 

 165 



276 

 333 



252 

 340 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 











Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



30 

 93 



164 



64 

 190 



96 

 260 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



83 



122 



243 



312 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland^) 



Disease. 



February. 



Two Months 

 ended February. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection ... 



1 



60 



2 



6 



214 



13 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



Animals attacked 



2 

 4 





4 



6 



1 

 1 



Sheep -Scab : 



Outbreaks ... ... ... \ 



74 



80 



190 



165 



