§ 78. Mr. FIELDasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he is aware that the rigid adherence to the Swine Fever Orders with regard to slaughter and movements has resulted in a serious diminution of pig breeding; and whether he will consider the advisability of modifying these Regulations and arrange to have the serum treatment more generally adopted?
§ Sir R. WINFREYThe Board cannot accept the statement contained in the first part of the question. The Regulations dealing generally with swine lever have been considerably modified during the War, and the serum treatment is now carried as far as it can be carried on the existing voluntary basis. I shall be glad to arrange for the hon. Member to discuss the whole question with the Chief Administrative and Veterinary Officers of the Board if he so wishes.