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Diseases of Animals. [oct., 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^) 





September. 



9 Months Ended 

 September. 



Disease. 











1905. 



1904. 



IQOv 



IQ04. 









Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



236 



68 

 332 



643 



2,908 



1,038 

 4,853 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks ... | 



Animals attacked j 



96 

 140 



83 

 119 



743 

 1,054 



742 

 1,166 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks ... ... ... ! 



Animals attacked ... .,. 1 



114 



197 



166 



293 



941 

 1,626 



1,196 

 2,120 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



22 



24 



676 



1,089 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland^ 



Disease. 



September. 



9 Months Ended 

 September. 





1 !905. 



1904. 



1905. 



1904. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection ... 



6 

 163 



36 

 818 



45 



L363 



175 

 3,707 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 





I 

 1 



3 

 3 



3 

 3 



Glanders (including Farcy):— 

 Outbreaks 



Animals attacked 



4 



20 



I 



17 

 55 



9 

 30 



Rabies (number of cases) :— 1 

 Dogs 











Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



10 



7 



238 



378 



