HC Deb 16 October 1973 vol 861 c96W
Miss Quennell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what he now estimates the farm animal population in the United Kingdom to be.

Mrs. Fenner

On the basis of the June 1973 Census, the United Kingdom farm animal population comprises:

million head
Cattle and calves 14.5
Sheep and lambs 28.0
Pigs 8.9
Poultry 136.1