§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the total supply of feedingstuffs provided for each variety of animals and, of this, how much is imported and how much produced in this country.
§ Sir T. DugdaleIn the year ended 30th September, 1951, the coupons for animal feedingstuffs issued under the rationing scheme for Great Britain were allocated to the following classes of livestock:
000 tons Dairy Cows 1,190 Calves 481 Pigs and Poultry 2,963 Horses (farm and urban) 135 Discretionary issues by county agricultural executive committees (for all classes of livestock, including the above) and miscellaneous 353 Of the supplies approximately 57 per cent. was imported as such. 28 per cent. was produced at home from imported supplies of grain and oilseeds. 15 per cent. was home grown or produced from indigenous material.
§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Agriculture what advice he has been given by his veterinary advisers on the amount of feedingstuffs required per head each year for a pig, a sheep and a cow.
§ Sir T. DugdaleAn animal's requirements of feedingstuffs depend on its age, the purpose for which it is kept, the type and quality of feedingstuff and many other factors. In the Department's bulletin No. 48 "Rations for Livestock," a copy of which I am placing in the Library of the House, a well-known authority on animal nutrition deals with this problem comprehensively and the hon. Member will find tables of the composition of 249W various feedingstuffs and typical rations for breeding and fattening pigs, sheep and cattle.