§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the size of the United Kingdom dairy herd for each year since 1986. [HL3215]
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Hayman)The requested figures are provided in the following table:
United Kingdom's Dairy Herd Size from 1986 to 1999 (as at June) Year Dairy Herd Total 1986 3,138,137 1987 3,043,460 1988 2,912,694 1989 2,865,876 1990 2,848,261 1991 2,770,653 1992 2,682,529 1993 2,667,818 1994 2,715,968 1995 2,602,770 1996 2,587,405 1997 2,478,412 1998 2,439,222 1999 2,440,306 Notes:
Dairy herd total is all dairy cows and heifers that have calved, ie cows in calf, cows in milk, cull cows and heifers that have calved. These data relate to main and minor holdings.
Source:
June Agricultural and Horticultural Census.