§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total number of(a) dairy and (b) beef cattle in England at the latest available date. [28144]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe latest figures available are from the 1995 December agriculture survey—1 December:
Cattle and calves Thousands Total breeding herd Dairy herd 1,838 Beef herd 798 Total heifers in calf Dairy herd 322 Beef herd 111 Total other cattle and calves 3,591 Total cattle and calves 6,661 Totals may not necessarily agree with the sum of their components due to rounding.
Please note that "other cattle and calves" includes bulls for service, and also cattle intended for replacements for the beef and dairy herds. Further breakdown of the figures are detailed in statistical notice 58/96/Survey of Agriculture: 1 December 1995 England—published on 9 April 1996—which is available from the MAFF press office.