Diseases of Animals. 



[May, 



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. 



April. 



Four Months 

 ended April. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



113 

 1,274 



194 

 2,010 



410 



3,484 



560 

 5,219 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 



146 

 168 



158 

 187 



556 

 680 



517 

 705 



Glanders (including Farcy) : — 

 Outbreaks 

 I Animals attacked 



40 



66 



75 

 361 



134 



1 328 



222 | 



I Sheep-Scab : — 



I Outbreaks 



19 



1 



42 



301 



412 



IRELAND. 



{From the Returns of the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland?) 



Disease. 



April. 



Four Months 

 ended April. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



Swine-Fever : — 



Outbreaks 



Swine Slaughtered as diseased 

 or exposed to infection 



18 



4 



46 



29 

 S12 



12 

 117 



Anthrax : — 



Outbreaks 

 Animals attacked 







l - 4 

 6 



2 

 2 



Sheep-Scab : 



Outbreak? 



1 



46 35 



299 



262 



