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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Written question asked by Christopher Gill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 November 1997. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 November 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Question

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is the total number of cows of each identifiable breed in (a) the national dairy herd and (b) the national suckler herd.

Answer

Mr. Gill: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total number of cows of each identifiable breed in (a) the national dairy herd and (b) the national suckler herd. [14178] Mr. Rooker: The Department collects no information on the breakdown of cattle by breed, but the provisional results for England from the 1997 June Agricultural Census show that there are a total of (a) 1,701,000 cows in the national dairy herd and (b) 798,000 cows in the national suckler herd.

Type

Written question

Reference

14178; 300 c135W

Session

1997-98

Registered interest declared

Yes

Subjects

Cattle

Contains statistics

Yes