HC Deb 09 December 1985 vol 88 c487W
Dr. David Clark

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cattle have been slaughtered in each of the last five years (a) with symptoms of bovine tuberculosis and (b) as bovine tuberculosis reactors.

Mrs. Fenner

[pursuant to her reply, 2 December 1985, c. 99The numbers of bovine tuberculosis reactors slaughtered in Great Britain and the numbers of these reactors which showed visible tuberculous lesions on post-mortem examination in each of the last five years are as set out:

Year Number of reactors slaughtered Number of reactors showing visible lesions at PM
1980 873 380
1981 784 363
1982 567 251
1983 623 263
1984 669 242