Question
What was the total number of (a) dairy and (b) beef cattle in Scotland at the latest available date. - (Holding answer 17 May 1996).
Answer
Mr. Welsh: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of (a) dairy and (b) beef cattle in Scotland at the latest available date.[29912] Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: [holding answer 17 May 1996]: The information requested is set out in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. December 1995 Total dairy cattle{1} 342,541 Total beef cattle{1} 664,587 Other cattle{2} 1,124,305 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The totals in each class include breeding cows, breeding heifers and other female cattle for breeding. {2} Other cattle includes bulls for service and all other cattle not for breeding.