§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total number of cases of anthrax reported in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. John MackieOutbreaks of anthrax in livestock in Great Britain in 1962, 1963 and 1964 totalled 340, 330 and 492 respectively.
§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total number of cases of anthrax reported in Leicestershire in the past six months; and how this compares with the last three years.
§ Mr. John MackieIn the six months August, 1964, to January, 1965, there were 28 outbreaks of anthrax in livestock in Leicestershire, which compares with figures for the same period in 1961–62, 1962–63 and 1963–64 of 1, 3 and 3 respectively. The annual numbers of outbreaks in Leicestershire from 1961 to 1964 were 2, 16, 2 and 22.