8 4 



Diseases of Animals. 



[APRIL, 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS, 1894 to 1909. 



Number of Outbreaks, and of Animals Attacked or 



Slaughtered. 



GREAT BRITAIN. 



{From the Returns of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.} 



Disease. 



March. 



Three Months 

 ended March. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



94 

 671 



103 

 1,149 



297 

 2,210 



366 

 3,209 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



1.34 

 179 



107 

 178 



410 

 512 



359 



5i8 | 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



30 

 72 



5i 



262 



94 

 262 



147 

 522 



Sheep-Scab : — 



Outbreaks 



39 



58 



282 



37o 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?} 



Disease. 



March. 



Three Months 

 ended March. 













1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



Swine-Fever : — 







1 - - 





Outbreaks 



5 



3 



1 11 



8 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 1 











or exposed to infection ... 



82 



58 



296 



7i 



Anthrax : — 











Outbreaks 





1 



4 



2 



Animals attacked 





1 



6 



2 



Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreaks 



63 



62 



253 



227 



