§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many casualty dairy cows were slaughtered in each month of 1995 and 1996. [912]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe number of casualty cattle handled under the over thirty months scheme are as follows for each month since the scheme began on 13 May 1996:
Number May 3,775 June 8,749 July 13,446 August 12,658 September 15,363 October (up to 28 October) 12,793 These figures do not differentiate between dairy and beef cattle.
The Ministry does not hold central records of the number of dairy cows slaughtered as casualties.