§ Mr. Woofasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the size of the average dairy herd in the United Kingdom; and how this compares with the average dairy herd in member countries of the EEC.
§ Mr. BishopThe size of the average dairy herd in the United Kingdom in the year 1975 is provisionally estimated at 40 cows. Information taken from Community statistical sources indicates that in 1973 the average size of the dairy herds were as follows:
Numbers of cows per herd West Germany … 8.7 France … 11.0 Italy … 5.0 Netherlands … 22.6 Belgium/Luxembourg … 11.9 Denmark … 15.1 Ireland … 9.7 United Kingdom … 39.0 Average EEC … 10.5 Source: MAFF.
Eurostat: Year Book of Agricultural Statistics 1974.