3^4 



Diseases of Animals. [sept., 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. 



August. 



8 Months Ended 

 August. 





1905. 



1904. 



1905. 



1904. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



77 

 267 



75 

 283 



592 

 2,672 



970 

 4,521 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



55 

 69 



68 

 140 



647 

 914 



659 

 1,047 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



112 

 180 



122 

 194 



827 

 1,429 



1,030 

 1,827 



Sheep-Scab :— 



Outbreaks 



6 



5 



654 



1,065 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



August. 



8 Months Ended 

 August. 



1905. 



1904. 



1905. 



1904. 



Swine -Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection ... 



9 



354 



3i 

 459 



39 

 1,200 



139 



2,889 



Anthrax :— 



Outbreaks ... 



Animals attacked 



1 

 1 





3 

 3 



2 

 2 



Glanders (including Farcy): — 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



2 



5 



13 



35 



8 



29 



Rabies (number of cases) 



Dogs 











Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



3 



3 



228 



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