HL Deb 01 March 1993 vol 543 c30WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

To provide the figures for mortality and morbidity of sheep which have been dipped in organophosphates reported to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate for each year since 1985.

Earl Howe

Details of suspected adverse reactions involving sheep received by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, are set out in the following table.

Number of sheep
Year Number of reports Mortality Morbidity
1985 n/a n/a n/a
1986 11 45 14
1987 10 397 23
1988 6 105 69
1989 3 26 17
1990 3 44 32
1991 2 11 7
1992 4 25 23
n/a = Not available.