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Dairy Farming: Animal Welfare

Written question asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Monday, 7 March 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 March 2016. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Monday, 7 March 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research is taking place on the impact on milk quality of housing cows in large-scale indoor dairy sheds.

Answer

There is no evidence to suggest that increasing the size of herds has any impact on milk quality. Other factors are more relevant such as nutrition and genetics.

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6352
Session
2015-16
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