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Dairy Farming

Written question asked by Lord Jones (Labour) on Monday, 2 July 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 July 2018. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Monday, 2 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the size of the dairy herd in England.

Answer

The size of the dairy herd in England in 2017 was 1.2 million animals. The dairy herd is defined as dairy cows aged two years and over with offspring.

Type

Written question

Reference

HL8859

Session

2017-19

Subjects

Cattle

Dairy farming

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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