192 



Diseases of Animals. 



[june, 1905.] 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS, 1894 to 1903. 



Number of Outbreaks, and of Animals Attacked or 



Slaughtered. 

 GREAT BRITAIN. 



{From the R turns of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries?) 



Disease. 



May. 



5 Months Ended 

 May. 





1905. 



1904. 



1905. 



1904. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks ... 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



95 

 372 



161 



694 



317 

 i,5 10 



587 

 3,122 



Anthrax:— 



Outbreaks ... 



Animals attacked 



86 

 124 



118 

 261 



446 



658 



456 

 721 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 



Outbreaks ... 



Animals attacked 



106 

 173 



120 

 211 



494 



888 



608 

 1,118 



Sheep -Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



27 



36 



632 



1,034 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



May. 



5 Months Ended 

 May. 



1905. 



1904. 



1905. 



1904. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection ... 



4 



20 



7 



344 



10 



329 



45 

 1,242 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 







2 

 2 



2 

 2 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 





1 



1 



9 

 25 



4 

 19 



Rabies (number of cases) :— 

 Dogs 











Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



4 



28 



214 



355 



