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Diseases of Animals. [July, 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?) 



Disease. 



June. 



! 6 Months Ended 

 June. 





1905. 



I 



I904. 



1905. 



1904. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks ... 

 Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



105 

 5H 



211 



741 



422 

 2,024 



798 

 3,863 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks .... ... ... 



Animals attacked ... ... j 



89 

 113 



71 



97 



535 



771 



527 

 818 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks ... ... ... 



Animals attacked ... ... j 



127 

 193 



161 



269 1 



621 

 1,081 



769 

 1,387 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks ... ... ... 



IT 



22 J 



643 



1,056 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



June. 



6 Months Ended 

 June. 





1905- 



1904. 



1905. 



1904. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks ... 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection ... 



8 

 138 



28 

 631 



18 



467 



73 

 1,873 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 







2 



2 

 2 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



3 

 9 



1 



2 



12 

 34 



5 

 21 



Rabies (number of cases) :— 

 Dogs 











Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



8 



10 



222 



365 



