128 



Diseases of Animals. 



[may. 1905.] 



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?) 





April. 



4 Months Ended 

 April. 





1905. 



1904. 



1905. 



1904. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



67 

 383 



106 

 558 



222 

 1,138 



426 

 2,428 



Anthrax:— 



Outbreaks ... 



Animals attacked 



83 

 114 



68 

 90 



360 

 534 



338 

 460 



Glanders (including Farcy):— 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



103 

 154 



119 



190 



388 

 715 



488 

 907 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



58 



55 



605 



998 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



April. 



4 Months Ended 

 April. 





1905. 



1904. 



1905. 



1904. 



Swine -Fever : — 



Outbreaks ... 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection ... 



113 



9 



226 



6 



309 



38 

 898 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 







2 

 2 



2 

 2 



Glanders (including Farcy):— 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



2 



1 

 1 



9 

 25 



3 

 18 



Rabies (number of cases) :— 

 Dogs 











Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



31 



32 



"V 



210 



327 



